Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 19:31
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 252 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 679 70% 566 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 284C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 30.2 Reflection 36.3 Parallax 39.5 25% 35.3 fps	MRender 43.5 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 33.7 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$51 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 319 339 339 339 317 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 416 Write 417 Mixed 377 SusWrite 331 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 31 117% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 341 262% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 137GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 260 261 260 260 254 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 410 Write 407 Mixed 367 SusWrite 274 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 35.9 115% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 220 204% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 179GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 115 118 118 117 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 112 Write 95.7 Mixed 70 SusWrite 115 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 20GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 86 86 88 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 85.9 Write 50.8 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 86.3 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 114%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 68GB free Firmware: 1019 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 40 40 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	23% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 41 Mixed 31 SusWrite 40.1 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.7 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 72%

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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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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,045 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,317x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	251x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16