Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.6% 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 Drive74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory19.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '21 at 13:38
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 120
2-Core 215
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 585
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 609
38% 609 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Lighting 94.7
Reflection 92.1
Parallax 94.5
77% 93.8 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 82.7
Splatting 75.2
73% 91.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 128GB
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 301 286 285 274 270 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 444
Write 298
Mixed 256
SusWrite 285
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 25.1
103% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 81.9
DQ Mixed 132
111% 166 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 73%
WD WD7500AYPS-01ZKB0 750GB
452GB free
Firmware: 02.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 67 68 57 55 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 70.7
Write 62.8
Mixed 46
SusWrite 60.7
44% 60 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 43%
Seagate ST3400320NS 39M4575 42C0282IBM 400GB
43GB free
Firmware: BB12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 50 52 55 55 55 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
30.7% Below average
Read 55
Write 53.5
Mixed 18.5
SusWrite 52
32% 44.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.3
62% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB
1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,035 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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