Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.4% 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	81.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140423
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '24 at 20:52
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Memory 94.3 1-Core 94.9 2-Core 182 74% 124 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 289 37% 281 Pts	64-Core 294 18% 294 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 38.3 Reflection 37.9 Parallax 48.1 31% 41.4 fps	MRender 53.6 Gravity 48.7 Splatting 38.7 38% 47 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 39 41 36 39 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 440 Write 423 Mixed 331 SusWrite 69.2 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 42.3 141% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 234 210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 593GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 117 124 117 146 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 149 Write 120 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 127 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x4GB 3,879 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 35%

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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	670	31	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0875 SMT27A300

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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	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,192x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16