Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49.4% 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)
Boot Drive77.8% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '22 at 16:37
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 211
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 407
56% 418 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
Asus(1043 879B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
49.4% Average
Lighting 62.4
Reflection 62.1
Parallax 54.7
51% 59.7 fps
MRender 63.5
Gravity 54.1
Splatting 54.2
46% 57.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X2512G 512GB
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 87 80 75 78 78 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 444
Write 198
Mixed 321
SusWrite 100
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 34.2
138% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 185
163% 242 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 100%
WDC WD20EZBX-00AYRA0 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 226 229 228 226 230 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 248
Write 218
Mixed 142
SusWrite 227
47% 209 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 13.5
4K Mixed 1.3
69% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1.4
DQ Write 8.8
DQ Mixed 1.8
2% 4 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
71.2% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 23.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 22.5
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,033 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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