Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	174% 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '22 at 00:15
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 670 66% 539 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0519) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.7.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.3% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 65.1 Parallax 97.5 54% 76.1 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 72.9 Splatting 48.8 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 749GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 524 559 558 567 570 568 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 733 Write 663 Mixed 654 SusWrite 558 147% 652 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 79.5 262% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 775 DQ Write 539 DQ Mixed 430 382% 581 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 311%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 116GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 234 235 235 236 235 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 478 Mixed 419 SusWrite 234 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.1 209% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 72GB free Firmware: SBFKK1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 229 230 230 232 229 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 406 Write 446 Mixed 386 SusWrite 229 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 40.7 150% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 206 180% 265 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 67GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 234 234 233 234 233 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 486 Mixed 430 SusWrite 233 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 62.7 210% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 15GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 79 87 83 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 23.7 Write 74.7 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 82.5 49% 65 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 201% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x8GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
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	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
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 $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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16