Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive105% 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.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime6 Days
Run DateNov 02 '19 at 15:04
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 427
56% 421 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Asus(1043 84DD) 2GB
CLim: 1398 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
18.9% Very poor
Lighting 23.6
Reflection 18.5
Parallax 21.7
19% 21.3 fps
MRender 27
Gravity 23.9
Splatting 18.1
18% 23 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 378 258 372 351 429 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 415
Write 354
Mixed 358
SusWrite 350
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 45.3
168% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 218
196% 298 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 105%
Great: 117%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 103 103 104 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 97.7
Write 96.6
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 102
68% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 23.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 22.7
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,027 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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