Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '21 at 22:22
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 230
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 654
65% 530 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 189
Parallax 181
139% 180 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 179
Splatting 124
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 500
Write 486
Mixed 396
103% 461 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 56.9
198% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 170
176% 289 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
127GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 380 317 323 323 323 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 487
Mixed 399
SusWrite 320
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 60.6
213% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 348
266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 121%
Great: 123%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
204GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 263 269 271 271 270 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 472
Mixed 436
SusWrite 266
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 59
202% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 233
210% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 114%
Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
152GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 108
Write 102
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 105
59% 81.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 108%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 165 162 166 167 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 158
Mixed 97.7
SusWrite 164
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 27.4
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 27.5
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 88%

 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 8 6 60 31.5" 1280 720 DEL40C1 DELL UP3216Q
Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,022 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $798
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