Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 07:54
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	90%

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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 570 62% 491 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M4000 9,043 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Nvidia(10DE 1153) ≥ 4GB CLim: 772 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.57 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.8% Below average	Lighting 36.7 Reflection 33.1 Parallax 27.4 30% 32.4 fps	MRender 47.9 Gravity 34.9 Splatting 37.5 32% 40.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 291 253 236 244 239 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70.9% Very good	Read 203 Write 189 Mixed 178 SusWrite 256 47% 206 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 26.8 102% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 124%
USB 2.0 Flash Drive 2GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 3600 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2.2 3.2 4.4 4.7 4.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	4.94% Terrible	Read 18.2 Write 3.7 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 3.5 8% 7.78 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.94% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 5,347 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 63%

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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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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,030 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,190x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	308x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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