Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '24 at 07:59
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 236 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 617 62% 505 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.23 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.9% Good	Lighting 80.2 Reflection 71 Parallax 76.6 65% 75.9 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 58.3 64% 81.7 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 305GB free Firmware: SN09844 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 695 Write 662 Mixed 652 150% 670 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 63.2 208% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 652 DQ Mixed 604 482% 676 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 291%
Xraydisk 1TB PRO 1TB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 482GB free (System drive) Firmware: APF1M3R1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1249 Write 2179 Mixed 1543 374% 1657 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 67.4 222% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 888 DQ Write 482 DQ Mixed 770 550% 713 MB/s
Poor: 117% Great: 343%
Fanxiang S101 512GB 1,873 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 370GB free Firmware: FW201105 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 416 Mixed 373 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 12.4 108% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 16.3 70% 152 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 101%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 326 326 335 332 333 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 380 Write 389 Mixed 350 SusWrite 329 82% 362 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 26.3 86% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 109 93% 138 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 358GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 144 147 145 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 475 Mixed 388 SusWrite 145 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 55.7 184% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
35ttfp6p CIE-256G 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 238GB free Firmware: 0214 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 362 Write 362 Mixed 348 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 20.4 82% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 182 133% 174 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 71%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 366GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 75.7 Write 72.5 Mixed 51.7 50% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 55%
Apple HDD HTS541010A9E662 1TB 4,614 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 245GB free Firmware: JA0AB5D0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 91 Write 89.9 Mixed 32.7 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 59%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 142 Write 127 Mixed 120 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 85%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$85 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 137 142 140 141 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 186 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 139 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 88.8 Write 50.8 Mixed 47.5 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120G 120GB 4GB free, PID 9201 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.7% Good	Read 50.7 Write 40 Mixed 41.1 SusWrite 35.1 55% 41.7 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 15.9 1,121% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 16 DQ Write 23.4 DQ Mixed 18.5 1,484% 19.3 MB/s

ST350041 4CS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 250GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 40.5 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 38.5 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 18%
ST350041 4CS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 124GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 38.9 Write 41 Mixed 29.1 46% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.7 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	50.7"	1280 720	SAM0AC8 SAMSUNG

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,317x
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