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Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	221% 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 Drive	98.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '22 at 01:05
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 226 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 564 59% 471 Pts	64-Core 552 34% 552 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.86 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	221% Outstanding	Lighting 332 Reflection 293 Parallax 374 271% 333 fps	MRender 369 Gravity 260 Splatting 185 212% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 366 142 130 133 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 439 Mixed 369 SusWrite 218 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 49.6 165% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 173GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 378 377 382 383 371 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 455 Mixed 415 SusWrite 382 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 52.6 172% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 4,160 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 61%

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

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,187 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	2,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $54Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,224x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	439x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	813x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	355x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	314x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	283x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	207x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	140x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	259x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	160x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	124x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

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