Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	74.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 25 '17 at 14:15
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 118 2-Core 205 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 590 58% 475 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.7% Very good	Lighting 96.1 Reflection 100 Parallax 91.2 78% 95.9 fps	MRender 82.8 Gravity 87.9 Splatting 78.7 68% 83.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7262 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1036 (B1) Unknown 95 95 104 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 47 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 18 (F1) Unknown 99 99 32406297511	87.1% Excellent	Read 498 Write 403 Mixed 415 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 24.1 136% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 35.9 DQ Write 93.1 DQ Mixed 22 29% 50.3 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 124%
Corsair Force 120GB 1,958 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 12GB free Firmware: 2.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 99 6088723 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 60516089223415 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3015 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 241 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 32 48 51542753312 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 102 99 6088723 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11648 (EA) Unknown 0 0 12544 (F1) Unknown 0 0 12544 (F2) Unknown 0 0 24960	37.5% Below average	Read 134 Write 107 Mixed 119 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 9.32 75% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 96.7 DQ Write 89 DQ Mixed 39.5 44% 75 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 56%
WD WD2000JD-00HBB0 200GB 2,211 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 113GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 131 124 5958 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8096 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 29 29 52030 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5606 (C2) HDA temperature 116 95 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 23 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	30% Poor	Read 47.3 Write 56.8 Mixed 49.1 38% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.33 86% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 32%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 22GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 161 6808 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5328 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 56 56 32326 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4121 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 38 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5328 (C2) HDA temperature 119 97 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.8% Below average	Read 73.3 Write 65.2 Mixed 57.9 49% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.24 78% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,062 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63% Good	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 18 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,186x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16