Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 18 '17 at 09:22
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 (98th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 437
58% 435 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Lighting 48.1
Reflection 45.6
Parallax 40.6
39% 44.8 fps
MRender 41.2
Gravity 41.4
Splatting 37
32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 435
Write 133
Mixed 180
54% 250 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 18.3
110% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 46.4
60% 108 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 167
Mixed 164
129% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.26
90% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
44GB free
Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 158
Mixed 163
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.28
85% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.3% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 9.9
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 10.7
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 62
65% 62 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,016 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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