Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25.6% 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	55.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '24 at 17:24
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$51 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 200 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 316 42% 314 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Sapphire(174B E217) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.6% Poor	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 42.5 27% 36.8 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 31.3 Splatting 24.4 23% 28.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 112 117 123 109 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 122 Write 184 Mixed 166 SusWrite 116 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 29.7 118% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 127 104% 148 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 66%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 431GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 455 Mixed 413 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 52.3 170% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 253 220% 326 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 136 134 137 137 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 150 Write 114 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 135 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 97%
USB DISK 2.0 4GB 339 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 22.5 Write 9.4 Mixed 5.2 13% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 41% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1600 C7 4x4GB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.8% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.6 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20.2 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 88%

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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	70	58	60	23.5"	1920 1027	PHLC085 247ELH

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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	2,313x
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 $79Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16