Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.3% 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)
Boot Drive	85.3% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '20 at 08:12
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th 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, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 169 76% 125 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 288 39% 290 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 2072) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 51.2 44% 56.2 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 54.5 Splatting 71.2 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 236 241 250 254 253 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 425 Write 262 Mixed 300 SusWrite 243 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 35.1 132% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 182 165% 252 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 206GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 513 479 407 406 406 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 721 Write 585 Mixed 614 SusWrite 446 133% 592 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 72.7 242% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 893 618% 769 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 302%
Plextor PX-256M5S 256GB 2,817 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 237GB free Firmware: 1.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 310 315 344 347 347 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 372 Mixed 262 SusWrite 325 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 33 128% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 143 142% 227 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 225GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 94 94 93 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 72.7 Write 69.5 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 93.8 57% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32% Below average	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 62%

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

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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	2,306x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	789x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
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

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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