Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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 Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '19 at 23:01
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 272
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 725
75% 605 Pts
64-Core 746
46% 746 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
19.6% Very poor
Lighting 24.3
Reflection 18.7
Parallax 23.2
20% 22 fps
MRender 27.7
Gravity 25.4
Splatting 19.3
19% 24.1 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 19%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 191
Reflection 191
Parallax 209
156% 197 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 187
Splatting 124
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 332 332 287 333 337 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 478
Mixed 260
SusWrite 324
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 39
159% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 155
162% 267 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300
557GB free
Firmware: X212T0RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 800 818 852 617 828 837 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 67% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 41 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
22.9% Poor
Read 37.5
Write 41.9
Mixed 35
SusWrite 41.2
29% 38.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.6
180% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992121R (997121R) 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 25.6
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 26.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 46.7
86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,039 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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