Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.8% 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	161% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 17:48
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 81.4 2-Core 173 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 390 48% 364 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% EVGA(3842 2884) 3GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.8% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 88.3 52% 75.7 fps	MRender 83.5 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 62.8 59% 73.7 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 525 547 550 537 531 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 732 Write 599 Mixed 636 SusWrite 500 138% 617 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 69.9 226% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 766 DQ Write 627 DQ Mixed 896 616% 763 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 355%
Kingston SHFR200240G 240GB 2,078 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 104GB free Firmware: 000056R8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 151 126 108 122 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 503 Write 437 Mixed 372 SusWrite 134 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 38.7 152% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 181 169% 263 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 96%
Seagate ST32000646NS 2TB 787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 140 141 142 143 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 126 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 138 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 235GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 132 133 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 142 Write 126 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 129 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-2400 2x8GB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.2% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 26.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 23.8 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 87%

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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	4	60	21.5"	1920 1057	SAM0686 SMEX2220

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,032 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,192x
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 $80Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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