Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.3% 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	109% 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.

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	12.8 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 17 '21 at 21:51
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 89.1 2-Core 202 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 578 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83% 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: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 355.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.3% Very poor	Lighting 20.1 Reflection 14.6 Parallax 18.3 16% 17.7 fps	MRender 15.2 Gravity 30.6 Splatting 23.4 19% 23.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 358 350 363 365 367 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 408 Mixed 387 SusWrite 361 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 51.9 174% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 341 254% 338 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 137GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 274 274 278 278 278 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 289 Mixed 300 SusWrite 289 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 47.1 153% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 225 202% 306 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 178GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 140 140 139 140 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 121 Write 100 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 139 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 12GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 91 91 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 70.3 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 90.7 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 114%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 68GB free Firmware: 1019 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 45 44 46 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 42.6 Write 43.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 44.7 30% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.3% 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 (72^nd percentile)	67.1% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 22 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 72%

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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 $76Bench 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 $254	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 $175	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) $30	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