Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '17 at 17:43
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 253
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 490
66% 491 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.6% Good
Lighting 88.7
Reflection 61.5
Parallax 113
72% 87.6 fps
MRender 61.1
Gravity 82.7
Splatting 78.2
61% 74 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 405
Mixed 420
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 43.3
157% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 37.3
106% 228 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 107%
Great: 134%
WD WD20NPVT-00Z2TT0 2TB
555GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 69.1
Write 88.6
Mixed 81.5
60% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.19
74% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2222 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 27.6
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 25.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,015 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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