Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.66% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '23 at 17:02
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 88.1 2-Core 169 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 293 36% 273 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Zotac(19DA 1184) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.66% Terrible	Lighting 8.9 Reflection 12.3 Parallax 8.3 7% 9.83 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 10.2 Splatting 8.9 8% 10.6 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.66% Great: 8%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot M.2 P300 256GB 1,766 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0513A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 677 Write 608 Mixed 588 139% 624 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 27.3 141% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 423 DQ Write 512 DQ Mixed 352 297% 429 MB/s
Poor: 102% Great: 232%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 32 Write 10.9 Mixed 17 22% 20 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.9 123% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.5 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 17.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,309x
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	790x
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 $109Bench 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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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