Asus Z9PA-D8 Series

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.49% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemAsus Z9PA-D8 Series  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK Z9PA-D8 Series
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120829
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '17 at 01:28
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel
Socket-R 2011, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60.8% Good
Memory 74
1-Core 65.5
2-Core 130
54% 89.7 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 505
45% 381 Pts
64-Core 1,291
80% 1,291 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 365B) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.62
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.49% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 5.04
Parallax 3.47
4% 4.26 fps
MRender 5.81
Gravity 4.5
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.47 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.49%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: JKAOA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 88.5
Write 91.5
Mixed 15.6
47% 65.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.25
76% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BA160B. 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
45.9% Average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 18
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.1
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 92.5
43% 92.5 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z9PA-D8 Series Builds (Compare 95 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

System: Asus Z9PA-D8 Series

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $227
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