Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '20 at 18:01
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 243 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 634 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Gigabyte(1458 22D7) CLim: 1230 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Lighting 58.7 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 72.4 48% 65.2 fps	MRender 62.7 Gravity 56.6 Splatting 52.4 46% 57.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ocz-vect OR180 120GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 146 127 136 125 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 377 Write 421 Mixed 301 SusWrite 169 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 30.7 141% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 270 224% 321 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Constellation CS 1TB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 175GB free Firmware: CN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 188 189 189 186 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 184 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 189 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB 10,780 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 445GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 165 131 144 152 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 67 Write 86.5 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 149 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 4,223 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.5% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.6 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 17 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 64%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,045 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,317x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	794x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	251x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16