Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	90.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '23 at 15:45
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 73.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 207 73% 131 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 580 58% 473 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.7% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 106 Parallax 107 93% 109 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 102 Splatting 91.7 87% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 322 Write 332 Mixed 359 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 44.8 146% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 311 243% 334 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 159GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 354 Write 394 Mixed 286 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 35.1 129% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 141 123% 187 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 612GB free Firmware: 0342 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 88.8 Write 43.1 Mixed 73.4 15% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 0.5 6% 3.23 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 6.8 DQ Mixed 0.5 1% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 18%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 150 Write 142 Mixed 90.7 95% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 100%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 451GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 95.6 Write 77.6 Mixed 87.2 66% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 119 Write 111 Mixed 81.8 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 88%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 68GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 115 116 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 129 Write 138 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 115 153% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 49%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 6GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 51.2 Write 35.5 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 18.7 42% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 78% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 22%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 22GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 36.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 18.3 38% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0420 DDR3 1600 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0420 DDR3 1600 32GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	47.8% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 15.6 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 60%

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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	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16