Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 23:23
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 196 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 391 52% 390 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.2% 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 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 63.5 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 96.9 52% 78.1 fps	Gravity 73.9 Splatting 57.7 57% 65.8 fps
Poor: 47% 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% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 527 530 542 551 539 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 655 Write 516 Mixed 591 SusWrite 505 127% 567 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 73.4 233% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 1,044 688% 817 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: 210 111 152 119 122 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 398 Mixed 350 SusWrite 140 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 47.7 162% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 193 175% 267 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 96%
Seagate ST32000646NS 2TB 787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 143 141 141 142 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 133 Write 113 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 139 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 235GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 109 116 110 116 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 143 Write 142 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 113 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.7% 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	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 25.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 24.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 78.4% 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	107	5	60	21.5"	1920 1080	SAM0686 SMEX2220

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,030 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	1,190x
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	308x

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	137x

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 $269	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