Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.6% 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 04 '22 at 11:53
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 77.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 212
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 570
62% 488 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.2% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 2.5
Parallax 7.3
3% 4.57 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 3.7
3% 4.03 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.2%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 85F4) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
12.6% Very poor
Lighting 16
Reflection 19.5
Parallax 14.4
13% 16.6 fps
MRender 14.4
Gravity 15.5
Splatting 13.3
12% 14.4 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 66 69 57 62 60 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 96.1
Write 83.4
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 61.3
54% 73.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
158% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
305GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 113 114 114 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 107
Write 99.8
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 114
70% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 88%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
153GB free
Firmware: 1AC01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 95 98 98 98 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 101
Write 51.3
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 96.9
57% 76.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 32GB
1600, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
41.6% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.7
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 12.2
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 85.8
47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,024 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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