Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55% 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	123% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '18 at 17:25
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 728 77% 613 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Palit(1569 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 71 Parallax 65.1 56% 68.3 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 58 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 523GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 426 428 427 430 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 458 Mixed 430 SusWrite 432 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.5 199% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 202GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 104 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 94.5 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 103 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 100%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 141 141 141 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 141 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 100%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 106 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 99 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 107 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 164% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 65%
Drobo 5D 17.5TB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 13TB free, PID 3444 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 262 261 261 262 263 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 277 Mixed 166 SusWrite 262 316% 226 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 2.4 359% 5.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 4x8GB 1,249 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 21 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 61%

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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	2,304x
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	201x
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 $184	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) $35	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