Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.53% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive64.4% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 28 '18 at 14:23
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 236
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 438
59% 440 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
Sapphire(174B 0640) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
6.53% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 6.92
Parallax 8.09
6% 7.53 fps
MRender 7.86
Gravity 8.87
Splatting 9.43
7% 8.72 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.53%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 107 106 79 94 115 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 476
Write 399
Mixed 165
SusWrite 94.5
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 9.8
101% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 143
136% 216 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
32GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 144 136 144 126 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 156
Write 106
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 134
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 112%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB
914GB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 133 123 129 131 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69% Good
Read 112
Write 131
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 128
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 69%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
62.4% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 19.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 18.2
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,021 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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