Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	328% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

17 months ago, 16 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '23 at 12:38
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 119 2-Core 243 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 663 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 184 Parallax 190 152% 187 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 162 Splatting 133 134% 168 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 583GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 764 1462 1639 1634 1607 1486 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,445 Write 2,194 Mixed 1,837 SusWrite 1432 443% 1,977 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 94.9 324% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,088 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 928 702% 949 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 96GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 304 303 292 257 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 469 Mixed 410 SusWrite 304 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62.2 211% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 815GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 157 156 157 157 156 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 144 Write 92 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 155 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 415% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 108%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 364GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 76 76 77 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 55.3 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 75.5 81% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 528 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 24.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 73%

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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	72	60	60	23.8"	1280 720	LEN65CF L24q-10

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,316x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
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	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16