Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive206% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 21 '17 at 16:07
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 238
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 414
52% 395 Pts
64-Core 418
26% 418 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 194
Parallax 171
138% 178 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 165
Splatting 131
114% 140 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 124%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
890GB free
Firmware: EXM03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 485
Mixed 505
112% 503 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 50.6
184% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 160
175% 294 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Intel SSDPEDMW012T4 1TB
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV10174
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,923
Write 987
Mixed 1,320
311% 1,410 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 33.5
160% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 484
DQ Write 452
DQ Mixed 192
220% 376 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 206%
Great: 250%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 25.4
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 22.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,014 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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HDDRAMUSB
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