Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140711
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateNov 09 '17 at 19:36
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 above expectations (71st percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 196
71% 125 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 388
50% 377 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3720) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 77.5
Reflection 74.2
Parallax 64.9
63% 72.2 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 70.3
57% 70 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 497
Write 254
Mixed 198
69% 316 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 13.9
104% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 35.7
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 13.7
41% 82.1 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
913GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 169
Mixed 151
130% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 2.49
4K Mixed 0.33
131% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
57% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 17.6
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 16.8
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,016 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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