Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 193%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 160%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics228% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '20 at 11:36
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 96.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 233
87% 152 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 619
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 671
42% 671 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4880 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Lighting 344
Reflection 297
Parallax 348
280% 330 fps
MRender 371
Gravity 275
Splatting 197
220% 281 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 228%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 469 259 169 171 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 483
Mixed 444
SusWrite 281
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 59.1
199% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 350
267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
44GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 129 128 130 129 131 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 104
Write 107
Mixed 41
SusWrite 128
69% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 140 139 141 143 142 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 130
Write 131
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 139
76% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2133 CL11 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 25.1
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 25.8
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,014 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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