Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	204% 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	97.4% 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	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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140707
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '22 at 14:58
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 208 82% 140 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 561 58% 469 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB; 3080ti nvidia CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 401 Parallax 333 243% 344 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 251 Splatting 183 205% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 360 428 457 455 456 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 420 Mixed 362 SusWrite 406 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 35.7 126% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 346 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 133%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 111GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 133 143 150 138 140 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 394 Write 162 Mixed 202 SusWrite 143 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 32.7 129% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 194 144% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 917GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 162 162 162 161 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 141 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 162 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 21.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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 $37
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