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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '23 at 13:02
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 243 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 608 67% 529 Pts	64-Core 627 39% 627 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Above average	Lighting 61.2 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 63.4 50% 65.6 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 55.9 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB 10,512 User benchmarks, average bench 188% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5M2QEXH7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 693 Write 556 Mixed 592 137% 614 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 66.5 214% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 617 DQ Mixed 888 612% 758 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 279%
SanDisk SSD 256GB-$150 2,567 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 172GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 438 Write 300 Mixed 90.9 60% 276 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 10.1 45% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 34.2 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 12.2 12% 18.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5403-067.A00LF 4x4GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 56: 0P 5R 10G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
56%	29%	56	509	445	60	27"	1280 720	DEL407F DELL U2713HM

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,051 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,320x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,195x
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 $94Bench 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 $40	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