Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.6% 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)
Boot Drive	75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '22 at 22:50
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 227 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 628 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 3006) 3GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.6% Poor	Lighting 34.7 Reflection 24.4 Parallax 68.5 28% 42.5 fps	MRender 24 Gravity 46.9 Splatting 26.6 26% 32.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 49 44 39 33 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 473 Write 431 Mixed 347 SusWrite 57.4 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 39.3 136% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 98.4 DQ Mixed 166 140% 212 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 118%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 143 149 150 141 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 160 Write 152 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 147 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 91%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$137 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 91GB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 91 101 97 92 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 143 Write 146 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 96.8 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 281% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 104%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 95GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 154 164 161 154 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 156 Mixed 94.6 SusWrite 160 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 237% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 98%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 134GB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 104 103 99 103 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 148 Write 145 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 101 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 91%
Seagate ST12000VN0008-2JH101 12TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 11TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 215 229 225 221 234 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905402-664.A00LF 2x4GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	49.6% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 14.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 15.7 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 52%

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

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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	2,318x
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	794x
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	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	251x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16