Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 172%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics222% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive145% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 28 '22 at 16:41
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 205
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 655
65% 528 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.47
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Lighting 331
Reflection 299
Parallax 341
270% 324 fps
MRender 367
Gravity 267
Splatting 192
216% 276 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 222%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
537GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 638 660 651 711 254 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 623
Write 633
Mixed 678
SusWrite 502
137% 609 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 57.7
194% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 709
DQ Write 599
DQ Mixed 724
523% 677 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 145%
Great: 299%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
470GB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 434 425 464 470 470 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 471
Mixed 405
SusWrite 448
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 51
168% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 290
239% 342 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 116%
Great: 125%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 69 70 69 70 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 66
Write 67.7
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 69
47% 63.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.3% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 85%

 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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