Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 02:06
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 88.2 2-Core 176 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 290 38% 288 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68% Good	Lighting 86.9 Reflection 95.3 Parallax 80.9 71% 87.7 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 79.7 Splatting 76.1 62% 76.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 242 309 333 351 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 311 Write 319 Mixed 273 SusWrite 290 67% 298 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 30.9 4K Mixed 20.3 73% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 226 184% 263 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 113%
Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 777GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 257 319 342 358 315 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 344 Write 357 Mixed 325 SusWrite 302 247% 332 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 35.1 5,966% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 257 2,477% 284 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 107%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 145 145 149 148 144 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 133 Write 123 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 145 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GB 1,529 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.9% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 13 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 69%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 12: 1R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
12%	17%	23	110	5	60	23.8"	1920 1080	HPN366C HP 24mh

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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	2,314x
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	793x
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	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
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 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16