Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.5% 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	94.7% 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	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 00:50
Run Duration	345 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 237 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 643 70% 554 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 89.3 53% 72.7 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 46.9 48% 60.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 314 321 306 306 290 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 355 Mixed 272 SusWrite 305 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 36.1 145% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 124 151% 266 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 110%
Fujitsu MHZ2160BH FFS G1 160GB 276 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 83GB free Firmware: 0081008C SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 61 61 61 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 62.7 Write 53.5 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 60.4 39% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 35%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 409GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 125 127 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 141 Write 136 Mixed 101 SusWrite 125 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.5 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	6.98% Terrible	Read 29.2 Write 4.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 4.7 9% 10 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.98% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 166 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1648 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 9.7 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.3 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 3R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	36%	11	351	291	30	31.5"	1280 720	SEK0000 SE50UY04

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 14: 1R 3G 0B | Score 5: 1R 0G 0B | Score 16: 3R 0G 1B

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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	2,310x
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