Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	82% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 04:37
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 118 2-Core 250 82% 150 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 489 62% 469 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 259 217 230 232 229 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 387 Write 374 Mixed 296 SusWrite 247 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 38.4 133% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 175 148% 211 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 107%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 162 165 163 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 120 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 162 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 637GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 147 148 146 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 136 Write 142 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 146 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 168 166 163 171 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 88.6 Write 126 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 166 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.8 268% 3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 87%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 98 99 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 116 Write 113 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 99.5 135% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 59%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00MMMB0 3TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 112 110 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 128 Write 114 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 113 150% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 50%
WDC WD30 EURX-63T0FY0 3TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 3.8 5.9 3.3 2.1 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 99.6 Write 96.9 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 5.8 82% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 23%
TOSHIBA HDWE150 5TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 2.6 3 2 1.5 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 147 Write 143 Mixed 55 SusWrite 4.1 106% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 143% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 80%
TOSHIBA HDWE150 5TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 110 109 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 202 Write 201 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 112 186% 146 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 178% 6.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 2x8GB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	66.2% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 22.8 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 14.8 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,312x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,188x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	792x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
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 $269	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