Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	289% 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.6 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	Nov 18 '23 at 18:04
Run Duration	424 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 (92^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 572 60% 482 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.8% 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: 546.01 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64% Good	Lighting 78.4 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 78.4 64% 76.4 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 58.9 64% 81.9 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 64% 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: 372 360 369 382 369 365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 721 Write 689 Mixed 686 SusWrite 369 138% 616 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 63.8 209% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 772 DQ Write 598 DQ Mixed 739 538% 703 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 291%
Xraydisk 1TB PRO 1TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 797GB free (System drive) Firmware: APF1M3R1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2272 2264 2271 2270 2268 2276 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 1,247 Write 2,268 Mixed 1631 SusWrite 2,270 422% 1,854 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 68.4 222% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 910 DQ Write 477 DQ Mixed 780 556% 722 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 334%
Fanxiang S101 512GB 1,873 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 442GB free Firmware: FW201105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 117 122 128 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 499 Write 429 Mixed 378 SusWrite 122 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 13.1 112% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 16.4 70% 151 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 69GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 121 126 133 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 351 Mixed 342 SusWrite 126 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 49 172% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 129 160% 284 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 108%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 319 322 330 327 325 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 410 Write 414 Mixed 373 SusWrite 324 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 27.6 90% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 113 100% 149 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 99%
35ttfp6p CIE-256G 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 238GB free Firmware: 0214 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 378 377 377 375 377 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.4% Very good	Read 389 Write 377 Mixed 367 SusWrite 377 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 21.1 83% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 181 132% 173 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 71%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$25 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 366GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 80 81 82 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 79.3 Write 71.9 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 81 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 55%
Apple HDD HTS541010A9E662 1TB 4,614 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 304GB free Firmware: JA0AB5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 92 66 17 73 91 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 92.2 Write 47.3 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 66.7 42% 58.3 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: 105 103 104 112 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 157 Write 132 Mixed 117 SusWrite 106 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 221% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 355GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 89 91 90 88 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 71.6 Write 76.9 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 89.8 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 53 55 53 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 91.4 Write 53.7 Mixed 50 SusWrite 52.5 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 113%
ST350041 4CS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 250GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 50 Write 39.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 4.2 38% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 18%
ST350041 4CS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 124GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 33 34 33 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 41.8 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 33 48% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.7% 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)	60.3% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% 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	71	59	60	50.7"	1280 720	SAM0AC8 SAMSUNG

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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	2,324x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 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 $85Bench 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	153x
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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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