Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140508
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 15:25
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$175 188,918 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 74.2 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 174 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 291 39% 284 Pts	64-Core 292 20% 292 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$338 375,444 User benchmarks, average bench 89% Asus(1043 868B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.4% Above average	Lighting 54.1 Reflection 81.7 Parallax 86.4 44% 74.1 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 79.7 Splatting 0.3 67% 61.9 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 96%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 175,511 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 79 29 27 29 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 307 Write 383 Mixed 236 SusWrite 62 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 25.3 84% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 230 201% 298 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$49 223,270 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 106GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 278 264 288 287 273 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 387 Mixed 377 SusWrite 262 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 48.3 157% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 344 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 26,282 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.5% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 11 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 62%

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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 46%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 83%, 391,364 samples	3,112x
Core i5-4690KIntel $175Bench 80%, 188,918 samples	1,819x
Core i7-4790Intel $225Bench 77%, 214,926 samples	491x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 656,857 samples	1,256x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,087,008 samples	458x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,090,662 samples	374x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 105%, 762,576 samples	477x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 620,644 samples	367x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 95%, 175,511 samples	276x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 79,684 samples	333x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 60,665 samples	230x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 60%, 35,390 samples	170x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $938

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-10400F $148	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $315	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16