Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive195% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 21 '18 at 16:40
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 228
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 712
70% 571 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3496
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 652 658 647 658 662 663 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 765
Write 674
Mixed 674
SusWrite 657
156% 692 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 86.9
297% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 681
DQ Mixed 971
662% 810 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 195%
Great: 393%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
231GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 115 113 115 113 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
62% Good
Read 102
Write 73.5
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 114
65% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62%
Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: DN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 147 147 148 148 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 26.9
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 26.7
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 48.1
83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,027 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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HDDRAMUSB
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