Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95% 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 Drive117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '19 at 14:42
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 419
57% 425 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 133
Parallax 114
100% 123 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 120
Splatting 101
86% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 128GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9001c01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 395 496 297 261 169 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 640
Write 465
Mixed 446
SusWrite 331
105% 470 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 53.5
185% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 401
DQ Mixed 284
224% 304 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 117%
Great: 197%
ST950042 0AS 500GB
62GB free, PID 0c25
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 39 38 38 38 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
17% Very poor
Read 35.8
Write 36.7
Mixed 26.8
SusWrite 38
47% 34.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
63% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 17%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2OZ Hynix HMT425U6AFR6C-PB 0420 DDR3 1600 2OZ Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.8
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 18.5
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,043 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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