Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	67.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '18 at 22:24
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 208 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 344 48% 358 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.2% Very good	Lighting 97 Reflection 108 Parallax 91.3 79% 98.8 fps	MRender 93.1 Gravity 89.7 Splatting 95.9 76% 92.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 21671615 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 -24335284684236 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1504 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 442 (B1) Unknown 0 0 97 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 33 44 47247523873 (C2) HDA temperature 33 44 47247523873 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 21671615 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 21671615 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 21671615 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 26907 (EA) Unknown 0 0 23788 (F1) Unknown 0 0 23788 (F2) Unknown 0 0 16137	67.4% Good	Read 424 Write 189 Mixed 221 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 17 100% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 55.7 87% 165 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 83GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 139 137 4025 (04) Start/Stop count 84 84 16289 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 24821 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3538 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 989 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 15299 (C2) HDA temperature 97 85 46 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	41.7% Average	Read 72.6 Write 72.7 Mixed 68 53% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.22 69% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 63GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 143 143 25785925914 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 7422 (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 99 99 11282 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1086 (C0) Power-off retract count 91 91 11664 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 11664 (C2) HDA temperature 139 139 227634315307 (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	67.7% Good	Read 107 Write 129 Mixed 95.3 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.16 77% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 29GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 138 136 4058 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9207 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 17729 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2995 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 93 8590065686 (BE) vendor-specific 59 45 690356265 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 568 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8638 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48.3% Average	Read 73.5 Write 94.8 Mixed 103 69% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.32 88% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41% Average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 13.7 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 56%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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