Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '20 at 20:52
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$42 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 72.9 1-Core 81.6 2-Core 179 63% 111 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 250 33% 249 Pts	64-Core 250 16% 250 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 376C) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.19% Terrible	Lighting 4.93 Reflection 4.5 Parallax 4.88 4% 4.77 fps	MRender 6.33 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 5.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.19% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 256GB-$208 1,444 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 285 328 315 318 407 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 618 Write 526 Mixed 357 SusWrite 324 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 36.8 132% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 379 DQ Mixed 270 234% 345 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 265GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 63 63 63 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 71.6 Write 36.5 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 62.5 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 57%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 103 103 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 114 Write 100 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 102 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 61%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 278GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 66 64 65 65 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 61.6 Write 64.9 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 64.4 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-064.A00LF 2x8GB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1648 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.5 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 17.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 94.9 42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	2,309x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	790x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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