Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	88.4% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '23 at 23:51
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing way below expectations (10^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 way below expectations (17^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 202 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 450 50% 397 Pts	64-Core 543 34% 543 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 49 48 51 63 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 545 Write 459 Mixed 344 SusWrite 51.5 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 37.7 127% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 696 DQ Write 391 DQ Mixed 492 380% 526 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 254%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 465GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 53 54 54 61 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 80.9 Write 81.6 Mixed 58 SusWrite 52.8 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 48 56 59 67 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 102 Write 94.7 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 56.5 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 6.8 7 6.8 6.5 7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 368GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.3 6.9 7.1 7 6.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 87%
WD WD101EDBZ-11B1DA0 10TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 1.5TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 67% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	48.8% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 14.8 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 14.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 71%

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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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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,041 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	2,316x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16