Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.6% 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	86.3% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '21 at 08:32
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 501 67% 498 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 04C2) CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.6% Average	Lighting 52.9 Reflection 61.1 Parallax 71.8 43% 61.9 fps	MRender 60.3 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 44.6 39% 47.9 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Vaseky v800/128G 120GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0302A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 390 391 382 387 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 404 Write 405 Mixed 343 SusWrite 339 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 26.1 130% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 45.5 90% 174 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43 15,932 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 148GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 102 Write 99.1 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 101 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT425U6AFR6C-PB 0467 RMR5030MM58E8F1600 4GB 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.8% Below average	MC Read 12 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 10 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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 $280	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