Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.6% 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	126% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 17:44
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 97.4 1-Core 111 2-Core 224 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 406 54% 404 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.6% Average	Lighting 57.9 Reflection 96.9 Parallax 57.2 47% 70.7 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 54.1 Splatting 55.5 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 446 467 475 473 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 477 Mixed 446 SusWrite 440 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 59.8 203% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 54GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 142 146 146 146 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 410 Write 160 Mixed 217 SusWrite 142 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 46.4 178% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 184 140% 189 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 920GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 164 165 165 164 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 136 Mixed 85 SusWrite 164 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 1,987 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 26.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 23.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 80%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,312x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,188x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	792x
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