Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.9% 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 Drive66.9% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150212
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 14 '20 at 19:48
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 185
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 401
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 330
20% 330 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.7.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 67.9
Reflection 59.1
Parallax 86.5
55% 71.2 fps
MRender 59.4
Gravity 56.9
Splatting 76.6
54% 64.3 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 58 44 48 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 442
Write 86
Mixed 101
SusWrite 57.9
37% 172 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 27.1
120% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 68.7
DQ Mixed 102
104% 178 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
472GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 148 144 145 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 146
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 146
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 160 168 171 174 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 120
Write 137
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 168
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1867, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 18.1
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 17.2
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,045 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 $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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