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Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	50.7% 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)
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.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '15 at 02:52
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 133 2-Core 260 89% 197 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 739 73% 597 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5891 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 65.6 51% 65.5 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 53 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 581 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 711 (B1) Unknown 99 99 9 (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 69 61 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 21 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2915082348
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 187GB free Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 59407988538116 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5746 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3811 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3811 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 75970 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 67 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 75970 (F2) Unknown 100 100 158091 (F9) Unknown 100 100 2613	83.7% Excellent	Read 499 Write 174 Mixed 282 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 21.5 145% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 86.9 111% 198 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 95%
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 182GB free Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 2066 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2923 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 23 (A8) Unknown 100 100 107 (A9) Unknown 100 100 430 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 19 (AE) Unknown 100 100 75 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 77 143 614181437463 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 63 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3286 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2388 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4753 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	103% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 455 Mixed 438 99% 443 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 29 144% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 67.9 124% 247 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$229 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 234797047 (03) Spinup time 89 89 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 8117 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 8876024 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5672 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 7105 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 468158578798 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 53 9195880484 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 178 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8809 (C2) HDA temperature 36 47 73014444068 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 23 8 234797047 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 34681860921047 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2097112321 (F2) Unknown 100 253 146035926	75.9% Very good	Read 133 Write 132 Mixed 133 100% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.44 113% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 86%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 679GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 149 142 11533 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2941 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1590 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2177 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 39 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2901 (C2) HDA temperature 117 106 35 (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	70.5% Very good	Read 123 Write 123 Mixed 119 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 3.34 4K Mixed 0.25 114% 1.39 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 98%

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Gaming

Gaming 42%

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Desktop

Desktop 84%

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Workstation

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,309x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	790x
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 $109Bench 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

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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 $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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