Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '22 at 19:35
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 82.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 673
69% 557 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 115
Parallax 133
106% 126 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 119
Splatting 108
109% 138 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 76 103 84 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 163
Write 106
Mixed 132
SusWrite 89.9
28% 123 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 28.5
129% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 102
83% 118 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 61%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$44
784GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 117 119 119 119 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 127
Write 107
Mixed 108
SusWrite 116
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.2% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.7
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,051 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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