Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive215% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 18:15
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90% Excellent
Memory 98.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 253
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 684
70% 563 Pts
64-Core 681
42% 681 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.9% Above average
Lighting 66.4
Reflection 68.8
Parallax 67.1
54% 67.4 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 62.7
Splatting 54.4
50% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 838 642 636 644 643 642 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,688
Write 1,664
Mixed 638
SusWrite 674
260% 1,166 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 59.6
211% 84 MB/s
DQ Read 1,006
DQ Write 861
DQ Mixed 791
632% 886 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 215%
Great: 254%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 132 137 137 138 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 130
Write 129
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 136
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 28
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 26.2
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 45
89% 45 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 86%

 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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