Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateMay 18 '17 at 23:11
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 257
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 667
69% 555 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.7% Good
Lighting 85.2
Reflection 97.6
Parallax 106
69% 96.1 fps
MRender 89.6
Gravity 93.7
Splatting 77.3
70% 86.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 397
Mixed 416
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 30.1
166% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 49.3
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 29.1
63% 122 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 101%
Great: 133%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
930GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 119
Write 104
Mixed 104
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.31
94% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.1% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 10.2
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.5
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 35.1%
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 5,016 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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