Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics0.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1266 x 712 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 07 '21 at 00:31
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 104
2-Core 206
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 377
54% 395 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
EVGA(3842 1312) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.91% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 1
Parallax 0.5
1% 0.83 fps
MRender 2.2
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 1.4
1% 1.33 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.91%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 126 121 8.4 97 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 409
Write 258
Mixed 298
SusWrite 96.1
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 18.5
4K Mixed 18.1
72% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 18.7
DQ Mixed 9.8
29% 67.8 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 95%
Vaseky V800/120G 120GB
26GB free
Firmware: V6021c34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 212 190 185 166 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 435
Write 256
Mixed 275
SusWrite 190
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 34.5
122% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 183
141% 189 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 28.8
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 25.9
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,022 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $798
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