Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.8% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '21 at 10:10
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 72.4 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 164 58% 101 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 300 38% 287 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.91% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 2 Parallax 5.6 3% 3.7 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.57 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.91% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 134 83 53 47 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 352 Write 294 Mixed 240 SusWrite 98.7 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 29.3 4K Mixed 15.5 60% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 29.4 DQ Mixed 39.8 38% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 56%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 131GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 97 134 100 135 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 343 Write 295 Mixed 168 SusWrite 118 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 11.1 42% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 56.1 DQ Write 41.4 DQ Mixed 22.1 24% 39.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 56%
Maxtor 6V080E0 80GB 357 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 19GB free Firmware: VA111680 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 59 57 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 50 Write 54.7 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 56.6 36% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.3 121% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 37%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 125 129 115 130 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 73 Write 73.2 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 123 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 98 134 101 135 130 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 164 Write 176 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 118 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 868 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 6.4 21% 7.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 6.8 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 34%

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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 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,306x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	789x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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