Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.1% 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	94.4% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 01:23
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 238 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 502 58% 452 Pts	64-Core 497 31% 497 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 61.9 52% 64.9 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 54.4 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 272 224 244 230 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 353 Mixed 318 SusWrite 243 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 41.9 148% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 196 176% 265 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 103%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 54GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 119 133 138 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 436 Write 143 Mixed 200 SusWrite 125 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 41.8 156% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 142 112% 157 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 275GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 86 83 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 121 Write 37.5 Mixed 69 SusWrite 77.6 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 569GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 118 124 119 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 118 Write 39.7 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 115 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 19.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 59: 9R 2G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
59%	26%	72	252	134	120	27"	2560 1440	ACR0490 XB271HU

History: Score 63: 9R 5G 3B | Score 59: 9R 2G 8B

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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	2,306x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	789x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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