Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	199% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140423
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 22:30
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 694 71% 575 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 8822) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	199% Outstanding	Lighting 292 Reflection 257 Parallax 294 238% 281 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 243 Splatting 177 195% 248 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 146 146 145 139 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Read 402 Write 195 Mixed 215 SusWrite 146 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 41 142% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 198 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 87%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 118GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 274 273 273 273 273 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 295 Mixed 383 SusWrite 291 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 52.3 189% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 236 212% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 146 148 149 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 84.5 Write 95.5 Mixed 11 SusWrite 147 61% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 3R 5G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	22%	51	110	6	60	27.5"	2560 1440	SAM0C4D U28E590

History: Score 32: 4R 2G 6B | Score 33: 3R 5G 3B

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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	2,317x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

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	251x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16