Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	204% 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.
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	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '24 at 02:56
Run Duration	421 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 (94^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 226 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 637 64% 519 Pts	64-Core 635 39% 635 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.6% 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	64.6% Good	Lighting 79.2 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 76.8 64% 75.9 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 58.8 65% 82.6 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 64.6% 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 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 391 389 391 395 390 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 715 Write 682 Mixed 688 SusWrite 392 139% 619 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 63.5 211% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 771 DQ Write 574 DQ Mixed 786 557% 710 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 291%
Xraydisk 1TB PRO 1TB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 479GB free (System drive) Firmware: APF1M3R1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2267 771 71 904 72 899 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,272 Write 2,268 Mixed 1,637 SusWrite 831 340% 1,502 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 69 225% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 930 DQ Write 500 DQ Mixed 803 573% 744 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 343%
Fanxiang S101 512GB 1,873 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 370GB free Firmware: FW201105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 123 123 125 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 491 Write 421 Mixed 374 SusWrite 125 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 12.9 117% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 16.5 70% 151 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 358GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 128 128 130 131 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 487 Mixed 395 SusWrite 130 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 57 188% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 233 234 238 246 236 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 389 Write 391 Mixed 364 SusWrite 238 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 27.8 90% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 114 96% 142 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 99%
Intel SS DSC2KB240G7 240GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 223GB free Firmware: 1.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 180 180 172 180 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.2% Average	Read 212 Write 186 Mixed 228 SusWrite 179 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 20.6 75% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 92.2 86% 132 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 49%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 366GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 81 81 80 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 75.2 Write 73 Mixed 52 SusWrite 80.6 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 55%
Apple HDD HTS541010A9E662 1TB 4,614 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 245GB free Firmware: JA0AB5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 80 84 75 70 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 93.3 Write 82.8 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 75 52% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 59%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 104 106 107 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 153 Write 125 Mixed 120 SusWrite 105 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 85%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$85 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 202 202 201 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 193 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 201 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 54 53 54 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 86.5 Write 50.2 Mixed 49 SusWrite 53.1 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 113%
ST350041 4CS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 250GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 40.4 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 4.6 36% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 18%
ST350041 4CS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 124GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 41 Write 41 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 37 50% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.5% 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 21.2 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 17.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20.7 58% 20.3 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	70	58	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	2,312x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,187x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16