Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140707
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '21 at 10:32
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	77%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 71.4 1-Core 62.5 2-Core 114 51% 82.7 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 309 33% 261 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E283) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	13.8% Very poor	Lighting 17 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 26.3 14% 18.3 fps	MRender 15.9 Gravity 18.3 Splatting 16.2 14% 16.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Plextor M6S 256GB-$166 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 8.3 8.2 8.2 6.8 7.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 386GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 57 72 72 93 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 171 Write 159 Mixed 71 SusWrite 76.6 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 851GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 78 87 73 85 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 93.9 Write 66.1 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 79.6 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.3% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 11 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 6.9 23% 8.03 GB/s	Latency 98.3 41% 98.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,306x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	789x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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