Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics148% 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 Drive173% 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.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '23 at 06:26
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 118
2-Core 227
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 556
59% 473 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Asus(1043 866B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 197
Reflection 191
Parallax 218
161% 202 fps
MRender 242
Gravity 200
Splatting 159
159% 200 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 148%
Great: 174%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Asgard AN3 2TNVMe-M.2/80 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 605 629 654 652 650 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 707
Write 659
Mixed 122
SusWrite 575
115% 516 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 78.7
256% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 769
DQ Write 538
DQ Mixed 581
453% 629 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 173%
Great: 403%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 25.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 25.3
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 77%

 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 72 60 165 24" 1920 1017 AUS24AC VG248
Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,062 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $798
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