Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.9% 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 Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '17 at 23:43
Run Duration	369 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 248 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 694 72% 578 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 71.4 Parallax 63.5 59% 69.1 fps	MRender 74.4 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 57 53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 335GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 779 Write 592 Mixed 689 153% 686 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 38.4 157% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 403 DQ Mixed 115 156% 280 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 332%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 4807 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 755 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 47 (A8) Unknown 100 100 142 (A9) Unknown 100 100 860 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 37 (AE) Unknown 100 100 190 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 57 (C2) HDA temperature 64 49 210454708260 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 2 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 279 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 19927 (F1) Unknown 253 253 11805 (F2) Unknown 253 253 18477 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	107% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 466 Mixed 483 109% 487 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 30.3 145% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 64.3 122% 245 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 846GB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 167 5891 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1446 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6629 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 915 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 171 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 188 188 38258 (C2) HDA temperature 114 104 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	38.8% Below average	Read 71.2 Write 64.4 Mixed 77.7 54% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.34 4K Mixed 0.16 41% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 252GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 175 175 34375008677 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1295 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6570 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 865 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3865 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3865 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 206159675430 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	84.4% Excellent	Read 154 Write 140 Mixed 133 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.19 91% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 4GB 7,184 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 3GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 20.6 Write 4 Mixed 6.19 10% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.55 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 1.5 143% 3.35 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 26.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 24.4 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 85%

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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	2,306x
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	202x
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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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