Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	52.9% 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	88.3% 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	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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '15 at 21:16
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 120 2-Core 242 82% 181 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 470 64% 476 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 53% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5850 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 60.8 53% 65.3 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 59.1 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2289 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 177 (B1) Unknown 99 99 35 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 60 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 1 5 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3391650398	88.3% Excellent	Read 503 Write 422 Mixed 454 102% 459 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 20.5 136% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 31.6 DQ Write 97.9 DQ Mixed 74.7 54% 68.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 775GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 201901344 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1386 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4086359 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1530 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 180 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 60 370212885 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4215 (C2) HDA temperature 21 40 68719476757 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -8800387989091 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5087389102 (F2) Unknown 100 253 29961277355	87% Excellent	Read 152 Write 152 Mixed 149 114% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.18 82% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 114%
ST950032 5ASG 500GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 305GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 40.8 Mixed 12.6 37% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 0.29 44% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 28%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1TB 710 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 234GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 77.3 Write 71.1 Mixed 68.4 92% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.36 51% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 48%

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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	2,325x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,197x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	795x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	343x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	274x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	154x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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

Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)