Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	160% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '23 at 20:25
Run Duration	364 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 121 2-Core 225 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 586 63% 501 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 545.84 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.9% Very good	Lighting 92.6 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 79.9 76% 81 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 58 65% 83.3 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 355GB free Firmware: SN09844 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 684 680 658 676 682 682 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 711 Write 682 Mixed 683 SusWrite 677 155% 688 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 63.7 209% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 771 DQ Write 658 DQ Mixed 767 560% 732 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 291%
Walram 1TB 1TB 664 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 818GB free (System drive) Firmware: T1103N0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 653 350 341 346 452 277 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,401 Write 1,485 Mixed 972 SusWrite 403 238% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 24 158% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 692 DQ Mixed 446 421% 660 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 247%
Fanxiang S101 512GB 1,873 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 442GB free Firmware: FW201105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 309 315 316 307 315 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 497 Write 426 Mixed 372 SusWrite 302 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 13 116% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 16.4 70% 152 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 69GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 147 135 134 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 403 Mixed 347 SusWrite 160 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 48.5 171% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 171 180% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 108%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 324 326 327 319 327 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 409 Write 410 Mixed 363 SusWrite 322 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 27.7 90% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 113 96% 141 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 99%
35ttfp6p CIE-256G 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 238GB free Firmware: 0214 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 321 323 323 315 322 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.5% Good	Read 384 Write 376 Mixed 367 SusWrite 318 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 20.9 83% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 182 133% 173 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 71%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$25 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 366GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 79 82 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 74.8 Write 74.7 Mixed 52 SusWrite 81.1 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 55%
Apple HDD HTS541010A9E662 1TB 4,614 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 304GB free Firmware: JA0AB5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 68 78 80 64 62 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 90.9 Write 93.9 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 67.8 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 59%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 121 123 122 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 132 Mixed 120 SusWrite 122 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 355GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 89 90 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	48% Average	Read 77.5 Write 76.8 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 89.7 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 59 59 58 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 89.4 Write 51.8 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 58.3 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 113%
ST350041 4CS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 250GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 40.9 Write 41.2 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 34.1 48% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 18%
ST350041 4CS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 124GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 41.6 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 4.3 37% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 20.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

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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	60	38	60	50.7"	1280 720	SAM0AC8 SAMSUNG

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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	2,321x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,196x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	795x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

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	139x

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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Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $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