Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	16.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '19 at 14:26
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 133 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 709 79% 622 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 130 Parallax 135 113% 135 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 131 Splatting 110 112% 141 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 73 78 71 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 331 Write 74 Mixed 118 SusWrite 69.6 32% 148 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 27.5 108% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 94.9 DQ Write 71.6 DQ Mixed 61.7 52% 76.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 70%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 38GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 135 137 252 133 135 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.8% Below average	Read 228 Write 86 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 172 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 18.7 4K Mixed 10.2 44% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 16.4 DQ Write 28.2 DQ Mixed 29.9 20% 24.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 85%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 8GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 112 104 104 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 135 Write 109 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 107 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 41GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 187 188 186 185 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 141 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 184 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDT725040VLA360 400GB 1,414 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 229GB free Firmware: V5COA73A SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 52 52 53 51 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 50 Write 53.8 Mixed 32 SusWrite 52 34% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 1302 1600 CL9 Series 1302 1600 CL9 Series 1302 1600 CL9 Series 24GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.4 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 63%

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

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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	2,318x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

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	252x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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