Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '23 at 14:20
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 97.3 2-Core 182 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 447 47% 379 Pts	64-Core 476 29% 476 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841 13,762 User benchmarks, average bench 101% AMD(1002 081E) Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 112 Parallax 227 112% 159 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 159 Splatting 84.4 93% 117 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WUH722020ALE6L4 20TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 37GB free Firmware: PQGNW107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 131 128 128 135 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 134 Write 41.5 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 131 22% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 1.1 10% 4.77 MB/s	DQ Read 1.6 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 4 4% 5.57 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 30%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 105GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 108 106 103 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	58% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 101 Mixed 33 SusWrite 105 61% 84 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 109%
WD WUH722020BLE6L4 20TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 9.5TB free Firmware: PQGNW540 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 63 55 66 59 72 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.8% Very poor	Read 2.3 Write 45 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 59.9 21% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 0GB free Firmware: FP2A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 107 Write 99.7 Mixed 46 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Seagate ST4000NM000A-2HZ100 4TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: TN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 30 39 38 40 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 9.7 Write 96 Mixed 11.3 SusWrite 35.1 28% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 61% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 110%
Seagate ST10000VE0008-2KX101 10TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 956GB free Firmware: EV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 147 146 148 147 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 120%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 150 153 150 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 150 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 104%
Toshiba HDWR460 6TB 221 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0601 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 113 117 119 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 161 Write 31.7 Mixed 73 SusWrite 117 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 138%
Toshiba HDWD260 6TB 663 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 0GB free Firmware: KQ00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 32.7 Write 101 Mixed 33.2 41% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.7 237% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 105%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3TB free (System drive) Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 98 97 94 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 97 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 95.4 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 0GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 49 Write 86.5 Mixed 50.7 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.4 175% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.5% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.5% 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	56	27	30	27.9"	1707 960	AUS28B1 ASUS VP28U

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,312x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,187x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
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 $269	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 $177	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