Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.3% 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)
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 20:02
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
70% Good
Memory 70.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 203
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 484
56% 436 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.03% Terrible
Lighting 2.87
Reflection 5
Parallax 4.69
2% 4.18 fps
MRender 6.43
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 6.83
4% 5.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.03%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.3% Above average
Lighting 63.8
Reflection 66.5
Parallax 59.9
52% 63.4 fps
MRender 72.6
Gravity 60.6
Splatting 54
50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4,506
Write 3,312
Mixed 3,157
811% 3,658 MB/s
4K Read 564
4K Write 244
4K Mixed 304
1,373% 371 MB/s
DQ Read 1020
DQ Write 504
DQ Mixed 650
512% 725 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
732GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 114 113 113 113 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 124
Write 111
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 113
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 85%
WD My Passport 1TB
177GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 42 42 42 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Read 33.8
Write 35.2
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 41
44% 32.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
40.5% Average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 13
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 11.1
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,023 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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