Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.4% 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 Drive100% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory18.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateApr 23 '20 at 19:46
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 230
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 547
61% 477 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1365 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Lighting 70.8
Reflection 69.9
Parallax 89.2
58% 76.6 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 58
54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Triactor 480GB-$150
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 214 95 96 96 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 468
Mixed 385
SusWrite 149
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 54.2
183% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 257
209% 294 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 100%
Great: 99%
Apple HDD HUA722010CLA330 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JP05I54D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 130 129 131 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 128
Write 132
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 130
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 78%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
568GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
23.7% Poor
Read 40.3
Write 42
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 42.2
30% 40.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-CK0 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM M378B5173EB0-CK0 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
85.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 27.3
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 27.1
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.9%
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 5,014 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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