Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 23:25
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 99.6
2-Core 183
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 376
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.85% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 6.35
Parallax 6.59
3% 5.57 fps
MRender 9.57
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.65
5% 6.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.85%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 83 89 88 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 93.2
Write 89.5
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 79
55% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 62%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB
4GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 3.7
2% 3.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 99U5403-075.A00LF 8GB
1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.7% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 19.5
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.4
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,022 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $798
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