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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	102% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140620
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '23 at 12:11
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (76^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 179 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 297 38% 290 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3730) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 141 Parallax 128 104% 132 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 132 Splatting 117 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 434 Write 338 Mixed 257 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.3 157% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 144 156% 263 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9GB free Firmware: R201 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 376 Write 133 Mixed 173 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 37.6 158% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 154 118% 163 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 110GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 476 Write 455 Mixed 342 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.1 202% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 352 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 855GB free Firmware: 1707 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 66.5 Write 118 Mixed 78.7 66% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-4GAO 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAO 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 18.2 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 19 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 70%

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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	71	60	61	32"	1280 720	MTC0030 Smart TV

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,318x
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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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