Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57% 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	89.3% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 20:49
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 428 57% 428 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 74.4 Parallax 68.3 58% 71.1 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 66.7 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 215 165 159 140 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 462 Write 434 Mixed 353 SusWrite 175 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 41.5 146% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 206 191% 292 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 97%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 477GB free Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 299 383 352 385 385 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 410 Mixed 393 SusWrite 335 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 49.6 162% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 272 220% 310 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 127%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 306 389 357 393 392 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 432 Mixed 438 SusWrite 341 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 59.3 201% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 446GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 174 74 70 75 71 MB/s Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.8% Good	Read 187 Write 103 Mixed 125 SusWrite 111 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 35.2 134% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 195 177% 266 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 102%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 141 141 143 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 140 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 142 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	24.1"	1280 720	DELA0B8 DELL U2415

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
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 $94Bench 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 $273	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 $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