Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.5% 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 Drive104% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateSep 21 '18 at 18:49
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (100th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 450
62% 459 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 115
Parallax 98.3
91% 108 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 98.6
Splatting 100
81% 98.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 240 272 272 271 269 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 488
Mixed 377
SusWrite 272
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 58.9
205% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 46.8
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 59.5
52% 75 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
0GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 110 112 113 113 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 156
Write 147
Mixed 103
SusWrite 111
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
0GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 183 184 186 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 156
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 184
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.5% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 23.6
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 22.3
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 72%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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