Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '19 at 22:52
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 110 2-Core 216 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 534 56% 449 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6167) 3GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.4% Average	Lighting 54.2 Reflection 53.6 Parallax 46.9 44% 51.6 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 51.4 45% 55.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 82 78 76 74 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 429 Mixed 347 SusWrite 111 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 49.6 170% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 234 190% 268 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 46GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 429 429 431 383 295 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 440 Mixed 368 SusWrite 385 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 53.7 182% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 307 218% 276 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 233GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 91 92 90 91 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 85.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 91.1 62% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	43.5% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.7 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.7 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,192x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16