Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.7% 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	77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '21 at 08:19
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 235 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 622 65% 520 Pts	64-Core 623 38% 623 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.7% Below average	Lighting 41.5 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 40.1 34% 42.3 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 35 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Vaseky v800/128G 120GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0302A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 383 404 406 409 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 337 Write 388 Mixed 105 SusWrite 372 68% 301 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 12.6 109% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 1 68% 158 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43 15,932 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 148GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 100 101 101 101 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57% Above average	Read 101 Write 97.4 Mixed 62 SusWrite 97.8 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 58%
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: 3.3 3.5 3.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Read 16.4 Write 0.8 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.9 6% 5.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.74% 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 @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (86^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.6% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 9.17 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 34%

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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 5,048 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	2,318x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
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 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16