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Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
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 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory16.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 08 '19 at 00:41
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i7-4790-$115
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 219
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 541
56% 453 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Asus(1043 866D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 122
Parallax 134
101% 127 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 118
Splatting 97.9
102% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 389 401 417 420 418 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 438
Mixed 283
SusWrite 406
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 39.3
133% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 286
233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 100%
Great: 133%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
1.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 124 128 131 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 126
Write 130
Mixed 52
SusWrite 129
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
247% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 109%
Multi-Reader -1 32GB
30GB free, PID 6368
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
8.35% Terrible
Read 33
Write 11.7
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 11.8
17% 15.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.7
36% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.35%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.2
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 18.3
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,225 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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