Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	298% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '20 at 09:47
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 263 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 679 73% 583 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2857 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 196 Parallax 189 154% 191 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 200 Splatting 134 128% 159 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 514GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1499 1254 1254 1232 1240 1231 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,202 Write 2,048 Mixed 1,398 SusWrite 1,285 388% 1,733 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 84 285% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,028 DQ Write 895 DQ Mixed 954 717% 959 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 306 207 200 198 193 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 303 Mixed 416 SusWrite 262 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 56.7 196% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 536GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 438 432 431 435 432 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 423 Mixed 404 SusWrite 434 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65.7 210% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 590GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 192 191 190 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 149 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 190 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 16GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 22 24 22 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 23.7 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 22.8 36% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 103% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 27.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 27.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 87%

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,026 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,312x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,187x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
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 $90Bench 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	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 $269	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 $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 $45	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