Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	151% 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	158% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '23 at 13:03
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 94.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 228 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 309 41% 305 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 202 Reflection 195 Parallax 217 165% 205 fps	MRender 238 Gravity 207 Splatting 164 162% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 174%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asgard AN3 2TNVMe-M.2/80 2TB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 293% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 245 228 660 645 661 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 682 Write 640 Mixed 120 SusWrite 452 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 70 239% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 545 DQ Mixed 572 451% 630 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 403%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 3x8GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 23.9 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 77%

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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	59	165	24"	1280 720	AUS24AC VG248

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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	2,325x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,198x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	796x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	343x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	274x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	154x
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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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