Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.1% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140707
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '20 at 00:43
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (58^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 94.2 2-Core 247 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 672 70% 562 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Gigabyte(1458 3542) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 36 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 47.3 29% 39.3 fps	MRender 47.8 Gravity 45.2 Splatting 37 35% 43.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 142 143 154 146 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 348 Write 200 Mixed 219 SusWrite 149 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 42.4 158% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 200 155% 210 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 86%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 19GB free Firmware: 5.40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 123 115 116 112 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 374 Write 214 Mixed 214 SusWrite 116 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 46.6 162% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 173 140% 197 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 86%
Toshiba MK7559GSXP 750GB-$118 5,761 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 83GB free Firmware: GN001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 62 63 62 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 52.8 Write 48.5 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 59.7 33% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 56%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 20GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 79 87 83 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 68 Write 71.5 Mixed 51 SusWrite 80.5 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.7% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 8.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 9.5 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,317x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	794x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	251x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16