Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '17 at 16:29
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 141
2-Core 282
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 741
79% 632 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 124
Parallax 103
96% 115 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 107
Splatting 106
86% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 416
Mixed 419
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 43.4
184% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 96
124% 220 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
132GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 179
Mixed 175
136% 181 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.24
101% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78.4% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 24.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 25.2
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,033 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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