Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (25%). 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
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateOct 06 '18 at 04:57
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 97.3
1-Core 111
2-Core 211
82% 140 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 634
63% 516 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 145
Parallax 137
110% 139 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 133
Splatting 107
95% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 77 74 78 73 76 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 442
Write 138
Mixed 208
SusWrite 81.4
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 38.5
152% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 124
106% 160 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 77%
PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-489
64GB free
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 289 295 300 206 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 443
Write 300
Mixed 283
SusWrite 280
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 43.5
164% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 180
164% 248 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
587GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 160 163 163 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 174
Mixed 105
SusWrite 162
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX 32GB
1600, 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.4
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 26.9
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,022 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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