Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 10 '21 at 00:42
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 way above expectations (87th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 420
58% 427 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720
MSI(1462 8C90) 1GB
CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
2.99% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 3.3
Parallax 3.7
3% 3.53 fps
MRender 3.7
Gravity 3.3
Splatting 4.2
3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.99%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_M500_MTFDDAK120MAV 120GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 134 135 135 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 423
Write 134
Mixed 201
SusWrite 133
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 36.4
140% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 156
126% 182 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 76%
TRO-SSD7-250GB-PRO 250GB
173GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 188 279 288 200 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 406
Write 201
Mixed 304
SusWrite 221
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 40.9
153% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 173
149% 220 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132
49GB free
Firmware: LF1i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 119 123 131 173 244 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 360
Write 199
Mixed 249
SusWrite 154
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 44.5
171% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 205
164% 234 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 17.8
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,023 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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