Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 15:51
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (50^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 698 74% 589 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5144 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 144 138 149 274 226 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 417 Write 119 Mixed 204 SusWrite 190 51% 233 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 31.5 109% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 83.2 DQ Mixed 2.3 55% 140 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 109%
Jmicron Tech 120GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 111GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 168 169 160 168 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 310 Write 170 Mixed 172 SusWrite 167 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 22 81% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 29.9 DQ Mixed 2.3 25% 63.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 68%
Jmicron Tech 500GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 239GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 330 330 323 329 332 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 332 Write 337 Mixed 262 SusWrite 329 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 28.2 96% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 31.2 DQ Mixed 5.1 21% 49 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 93%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 251GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 366 364 354 336 353 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 386 Mixed 229 SusWrite 349 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 50.5 149% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 2.6 66% 165 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 117%
Hitachi HUH721010ALE601 10TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 3.5TB free Firmware: LHGNX384 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 178 171 186 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 169 Mixed 89 SusWrite 179 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.4 305% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 92%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,301x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,182x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	419x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	787x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	340x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	201x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	136x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	247x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	150x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16