Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '23 at 18:41
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 (62^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 119 2-Core 220 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 575 62% 490 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BB) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 522.30 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.3% Good	Lighting 88.7 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 74.8 72% 83.5 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 77.8 Splatting 68.6 58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 383 379 414 417 418 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 398 Mixed 390 SusWrite 393 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 37.9 125% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 289 229% 320 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 125%
CT500MX500SSD1 250GB 46GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 3,255 Write 2,783 Mixed 2,926 666% 2,988 MB/s	4K Read 159 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 102 424% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 454 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 341 255% 345 MB/s

Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 166GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 63 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 60.9 Write 68.9 Mixed 44 SusWrite 64.1 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 62%
WD My Book 25DA 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: 3002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 107 106 107 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.6% Good	Read 132 Write 127 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 106 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 658GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 178 184 183 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 158 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 181 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 2TB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 853GB free Firmware: 5438 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 81.4 Write 82.9 Mixed 33 SusWrite 91.8 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 18.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 63%

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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	2,331x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,201x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	422x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	797x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	345x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	203x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	154x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369