Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.4% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	13.3 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 19:24
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 170 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 255 30% 233 Pts	64-Core 217 13% 217 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.4% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 66.7 59% 70.6 fps	MRender 63.5 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 66.5 55% 67.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 318 Write 364 Mixed 289 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 37.1 131% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 181 183% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD WD740ADFD-00NLR1 74GB 1,081 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 4GB free Firmware: 20.07P20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 57 55 56 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 62.2 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 55.8 38% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 48%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 124GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 44 47 48 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 57.7 Write 65 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 46.8 40% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 88GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 102 102 100 101 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 107 Write 61.7 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 100 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 152GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 132 135 134 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 174 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 132 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 9.8 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,304x
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	201x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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