Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	89.6% 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.

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

Run History

9 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1784 x 993 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '23 at 01:40
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 61.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 200 71% 128 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 589 59% 482 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 143 240 114 77 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 500 Write 534 Mixed 473 SusWrite 191 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 39 131% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 493 DQ Mixed 323 262% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 157%
ZA960NM10001 960GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 536GB free Firmware: SF442147 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 462 455 462 458 429 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 345 Write 412 Mixed 282 SusWrite 451 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 34.2 119% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 140 163% 281 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 106%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$70 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01K04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 141 142 143 137 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 144 Write 139 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 141 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 1302 1600 CL9 Series KHX1866C10D3/8G 1302 1600 CL9 Series 32GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 123 32% 123 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 64%

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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	53	43	32	0"	1784 993

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,049 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	2,319x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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