Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	204% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '23 at 17:32
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 214 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 560 58% 465 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 301 Reflection 288 Parallax 312 245% 300 fps	MRender 331 Gravity 249 Splatting 188 202% 256 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 387GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 2.8 76 3.3 3.9 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 450 Write 365 Mixed 285 SusWrite 41.1 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 29.7 4K Mixed 16 66% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 46.2 DQ Write 84.9 DQ Mixed 18.1 27% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 61%
Wd_black SN850 Heatsink 1TB 1,930 User benchmarks, average bench 397% 720GB free Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 522 609 594 617 622 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 701 Write 600 Mixed 642 SusWrite 582 142% 632 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 60.9 205% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 445 DQ Mixed 615 457% 614 MB/s
Poor: 238% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 566%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 931GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 1717 2102 2079 2077 2089 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,370 Write 2,108 Mixed 1,995 SusWrite 1,734 461% 2,052 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 68.7 227% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,085 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 614 481% 684 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 623%
Intenso SSD 512GB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 477GB free Firmware: V1027A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 362 387 403 417 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 423 Mixed 409 SusWrite 386 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 28.4 122% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 43.4 89% 176 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C8 4x4GB 754 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 16.3 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 99%

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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	60	60	34.1"	2560 1017	GSM773A LG ULTRAGEAR

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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	2,312x
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	250x
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