Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 07 '21 at 16:41
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 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
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 96.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 233
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 652
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4304RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 112 139 138 142 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 442
Write 372
Mixed 166
SusWrite 143
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 10.7
62% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 44.8
DQ Write 25.8
DQ Mixed 34.4
26% 35 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 56%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB
166GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 68 68 68 66 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 71
Write 68.8
Mixed 39
SusWrite 66.8
45% 61.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 62%
ST2000VM 003-1CT164 2TB
1.5TB free, PID ce17
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
18.9% Very poor
Read 40.5
Write 41.8
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 41
53% 38.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 27.1
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 24.6
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,048 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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HDDRAMUSB
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