Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.1% 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 Drive98.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150424
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJul 21 '19 at 17:13
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 220
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 421
54% 410 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 37D4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 121
Parallax 117
104% 122 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 105
Splatting 86.1
87% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 274 230 248 256 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 361
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 260
64% 291 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 43.8
157% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 196
176% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
531GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 135 137 138 138 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 152
Write 147
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 137
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
983GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 121 123 125 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 132
Write 121
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 123
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905584-015.A00LF 0215 CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 9905584-015.A00LF 0215 CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 16GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.1% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.6
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 53%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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