Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '18 at 16:07
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 217 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 401 46% 356 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 39.3 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 31.4 32% 34.3 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 55.5 Splatting 37.6 33% 40.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 9438 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1778 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 23 (A8) Unknown 100 100 226 (A9) Unknown 100 100 366 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 110 (AE) Unknown 100 100 91 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 77 53 227634118679 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 834 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 28835 (F1) Unknown 253 253 12462 (F2) Unknown 253 253 17624 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	72.6% Very good	Read 431 Write 383 Mixed 369 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 14.9 101% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 27.3 DQ Write 99 DQ Mixed 41.7 38% 56 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 99%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 358GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 98 98 65539 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 98 (03) Spinup time 123 123 17199726905 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 9759 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 31 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 22737 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2659 (C0) Power-off retract count 91 91 10886 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 10886 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 223339085846 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	61.4% Good	Read 103 Write 111 Mixed 108 81% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.32 81% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 74%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 342GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 157 155 5125 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3268 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11405 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3134 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 106 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3267 (C2) HDA temperature 123 97 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54.6% Above average	Read 97.1 Write 93 Mixed 97.3 72% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.48 121% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,024 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,187x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	249x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16