Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive80.9% 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.
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 @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 18 '20 at 14:22
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 233
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 614
62% 503 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 167
Parallax 181
128% 168 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 154
Splatting 109
120% 153 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 121%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 204 179 192 175 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 439
Write 326
Mixed 292
SusWrite 185
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 35.6
130% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 134
139% 223 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
897GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 84 84 79 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 84.8
Write 91.2
Mixed 59
SusWrite 83
58% 79.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
629GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 116 115 115 115 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 180
Write 119
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 115
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.6% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 12.9
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 13
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44.6%
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 5,027 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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