Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.6% 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 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '19 at 16:21
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 223
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 588
65% 512 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E353) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1284 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Lighting 64.4
Reflection 66.5
Parallax 80.9
52% 70.6 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 55.3
50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 107 79 105 122 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
50% Above average
Read 69.7
Write 96
Mixed 41
SusWrite 105
57% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
661GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 161 163 160 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 158
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 162
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G 99P5474-032.A00LF 12GB
1333, 1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
46.7% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 13.2
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 16.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,022 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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