Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.9% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '21 at 21:54
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 205
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 480
54% 421 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.51% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 7.3
3% 4.6 fps
MRender 8.5
Gravity 2.6
Splatting 5
4% 5.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.51%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Asus(1043 847A) 2GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.9% Poor
Lighting 30.4
Reflection 31
Parallax 38.8
25% 33.4 fps
MRender 41.1
Gravity 30
Splatting 32.6
28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
727GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 88 104 86 89 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 152
Write 165
Mixed 104
SusWrite 98.7
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
250GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 145 152 147 146 146 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 76.8
Write 73.4
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 147
58% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.5
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 20.2
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,033 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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