Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	135% 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	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

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	15.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '17 at 23:13
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 734 76% 610 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 119F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.51 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 882 Write 822 Mixed 845 190% 850 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 13.2 99% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 15.2 145% 331 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 182%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77 8,773 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free Firmware: JF4OA0E0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 98 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 180 100 81604378625 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 9796 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 36 36 28160 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 4602 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 1327145549824 (BC) Unknown 100 98 4296343632 (BE) vendor-specific 70 39 405274654 (BF) G-sense error rate 62 62 9805 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 13762770 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 27 27 736260 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0
Poor: 21% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 200412480 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5890 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 11021104 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 18348 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1344 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 72 49 672661532 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 270 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 34201 (C2) HDA temperature 28 51 51539607580 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 71090298688527 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9897048305 (F2) Unknown 100 253 32445054983
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 24GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 21.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%

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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	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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