Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.4% 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	96.5% 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	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit väriä, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 14:04
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 219 85% 147 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 645 66% 532 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366); SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon™ RX 580 8GD5 Special Edition CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.4% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 88.5 54% 74.2 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 53.9 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 353 127 107 116 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 392 Mixed 267 SusWrite 202 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 40.7 164% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 164 168% 273 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 44GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 106 106 100 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 128 Write 108 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 101 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 274GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 122 122 120 122 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 170 Write 168 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 122 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 324% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 39GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 78 77 76 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 71 Write 69 Mixed 49 SusWrite 76.6 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 Kingston 9905403-892.A00LF Kingston 9905403-892.A00LF 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.7% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 65%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,193x
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 $94Bench 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 $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16