Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.6% 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	97.3% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '18 at 18:40
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 668 66% 538 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

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: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 42.7 Reflection 39.6 Parallax 53 35% 45.1 fps	MRender 54.5 Gravity 49.5 Splatting 36.5 37% 46.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10865 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1488 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 94 94 183 (AE) Unknown 100 100 60 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 49 219044184090 (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 100 100 4 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 94 94 6 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 49384442736 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1546847402 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1727347317	97.3% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 324 Mixed 386 91% 411 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 34.5 170% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 45.1 58% 104 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 97%
WD WD3200BVVT-63A26Y0 320GB 832 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 278GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 152 149 1391 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3344 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9922 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2132 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 118 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3226 (C2) HDA temperature 108 88 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 198 198 151 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	46% Average	Read 81.1 Write 79.1 Mixed 74.6 59% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.3 81% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 46%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 40,989 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 256GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 176 1966 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1474 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 486 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 137 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2104 (C2) HDA temperature 116 105 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 386	40.5% Average	Read 68.9 Write 72 Mixed 69.3 53% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.26 76% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 61%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 194GB free Firmware: MK7O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 88 (03) Spinup time 124 124 42982703607 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 507 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3079 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 488 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 539 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 539 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 214749544484 (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	46.7% Average	Read 89.3 Write 73.3 Mixed 59.4 55% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.34 89% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 2x8GB 2,378 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 78%

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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	2,306x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	789x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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