Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '22 at 12:25
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 180 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 332 46% 338 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.6% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 59.2 37% 46.6 fps	MRender 30.7 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 24 27% 34.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 178 Write 102 Mixed 83.5 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 10.2 50% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 15.7 DQ Write 26 DQ Mixed 85.7 47% 42.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 851GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 157 153 155 156 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 164 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 155 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 27.5 Write 27.5 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 27.5 38% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 159% 2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 1600 CL9 Series 2x4GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 58%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,053 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	2,321x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,196x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	795x
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	273x
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	152x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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