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Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.1% 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	110% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '19 at 12:21
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$65 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 210 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 401 52% 394 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1260 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.7.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 59.3 Parallax 80.7 54% 68.8 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 57.2 Splatting 76.8 54% 64.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$175 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 439 388 338 476 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 476 Mixed 314 SusWrite 422 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 42.8 158% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 140 159% 272 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 116%
Toshiba MK3276GSX -63 320GB 446 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 254GB free Firmware: GS101X SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 72 Write 72 Mixed 22 SusWrite 73.8 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 47%
Chipsbnk UDisk 4GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 3.4 4.1 4 4 3.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	2.43% Terrible	Read 5.5 Write 0.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.8 4% 3.12 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.43% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1373 MHz Performing below potential (81^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.6% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.1 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 62%

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

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,199 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,384x
Core i5-4690KIntel $54Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,225x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	816x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	355x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	314x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	283x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	207x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	140x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	260x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	161x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	124x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

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