Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '23 at 19:24
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 125 2-Core 233 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 581 59% 480 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BB) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.1% Good	Lighting 89.5 Reflection 86.2 Parallax 77.1 73% 84.3 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 70.4 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 395 404 435 435 433 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 436 Mixed 404 SusWrite 410 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 62.3 4K Mixed 42.5 133% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 295 239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 125%
CT500MX500SSD1 250GB 87GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 3,606 Write 3,228 Mixed 3,239 749% 3,358 MB/s	4K Read 175 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 112 462% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 499 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 369 283% 389 MB/s

Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 238GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 64 63 65 65 64 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 91.8 Write 93.9 Mixed 61 SusWrite 63.6 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 62%
WD My Book 25DA 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: 3002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 109 111 110 110 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.8% Above average	Read 84.7 Write 88.9 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 110 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 518GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 172 176 175 173 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 161 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 172 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 113%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 2TB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 853GB free Firmware: 5438 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 92 92 93 92 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 84.8 Write 79.5 Mixed 33.6 SusWrite 92 53% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.7% 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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	59	60	23"	1280 720	ACI23E1 ASUS VX239

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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	2,320x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,195x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	794x
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	273x
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	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16