Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics20.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime12.2 Days
Run DateSep 25 '18 at 12:12
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 96.5
2-Core 196
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 372
52% 383 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1463 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
20.3% Poor
Lighting 25.4
Reflection 18.9
Parallax 22.8
21% 22.4 fps
MRender 27.3
Gravity 26.7
Splatting 19.2
20% 24.4 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 472
Write 428
Mixed 290
88% 397 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 42.7
148% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 253
208% 299 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
272GB free
Firmware: KC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 124 125 125 125 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 122
Write 122
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 121
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
34.2% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 9.8
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.5
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 34%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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