Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 96.9%, 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	264% 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	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '20 at 12:36
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 259 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 742 79% 630 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.9% 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 189 Reflection 191 Parallax 188 154% 189 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 201 Splatting 131 127% 158 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 515GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 1247 1248 1242 1153 1151 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,246 Write 1,116 Mixed 1,084 SusWrite 1,212 262% 1,164 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 91.7 297% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,144 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 1,058 791% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 457 459 455 448 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 340 Mixed 408 SusWrite 453 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 62.8 204% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 536GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 458 460 455 448 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 484 Mixed 444 SusWrite 453 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 66.6 224% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 590GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 194 198 195 196 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 192 Mixed 84 SusWrite 195 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

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 @ 2501 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 24.9 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 26.8 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 87%

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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%

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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	2,318x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	794x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
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 $239	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $139	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16