Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '18 at 19:52
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 126
2-Core 248
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 654
69% 551 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 121
Parallax 104
98% 115 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 106
Splatting 106
86% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Geil ZENITH A3-120GBB 120GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 140 94 141 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 480
Write 141
Mixed 199
SusWrite 132
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 91.1
4K Mixed 37.8
132% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 151
126% 184 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 81%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 240GB-$160
80GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 197 185 215 226 222 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 391
Write 242
Mixed 268
SusWrite 208
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 34.2
138% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 273
204% 272 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
200GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 266 293 293 293 293 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 437
Mixed 403
SusWrite 303
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 57
189% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 353
266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
433GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 165 167 166 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 117
Mixed 78
SusWrite 165
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2400 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.9% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,072 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $798
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