Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '20 at 16:51
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 72%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (5th 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, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
46.1% Average
Memory 63.9
1-Core 52.1
2-Core 81.2
42% 65.7 Pts
4-Core 155
8-Core 228
24% 192 Pts
64-Core 252
16% 252 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.3% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 94.3
Parallax 101
84% 99.7 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 97.8
Splatting 82.1
76% 94.5 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 331 377 328 333 339 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 360
Write 365
Mixed 286
SusWrite 335
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 23.4
75% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 336
254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
201GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 346 402 338 344 348 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 373
Write 337
Mixed 320
SusWrite 348
78% 344 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 20.7
73% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 350
266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1360 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 14.3
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 9.5
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,022 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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