Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.3% 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 Drive	85% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	19.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 09:44
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 591 64% 509 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 67.5 57% 69.1 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 70.3 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 1TB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 857GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 360 376 381 381 381 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 478 Write 262 Mixed 344 SusWrite 374 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 19.4 113% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 26.8 77% 159 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 149 147 146 148 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 143 Write 136 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 146 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 120 126 127 124 126 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 119 Write 104 Mixed 30 SusWrite 125 68% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 88%
Liteon UITRA1 2TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 198 199 200 199 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 167 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 197 114% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%
USB 3.0 3TB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 138 138 139 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 133 Write 142 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 138 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 96%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 119 122 122 122 123 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 116 Write 128 Mixed 108 SusWrite 120 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 327% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 99U5471-054.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.5 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 42%

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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