Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.3% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '21 at 01:51
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 230 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 638 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.3% Below average	Lighting 13.9 Reflection 88.6 Parallax 81 11% 61.2 fps	MRender 79.3 Gravity 86 Splatting 80.4 67% 81.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 60GB free Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 357 132 96 99 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 321 Write 111 Mixed 206 SusWrite 196 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 37.5 137% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 235 201% 294 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 801GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 55 79 88 91 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 77.2 Write 79 Mixed 31 SusWrite 81.2 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 68%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 269GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 106 Write 107 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 78.9 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 69%
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 45GB free Firmware: 03.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 56.7 Mixed 34 34% 45.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 59%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 629GB free, PID ab36 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 179 178 166 166 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 100 Write 132 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 174 151% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.9 283% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 80%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 174 175 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 181 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 175 203% 153 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 1 415% 4.9 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 12.4 DQ Mixed 0.9 455% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.9% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,314x
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	793x
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	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16