Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 18:55
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 100 2-Core 243 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 654 65% 531 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 200 Parallax 191 149% 191 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 196 Splatting 130 125% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 197 153 152 152 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 440 Mixed 336 SusWrite 166 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 54.7 188% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$44 6,626 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 196GB free Firmware: P2CR012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 218 222 218 218 240 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 236 Mixed 296 SusWrite 205 69% 312 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 31.8 161% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 471 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 319 248% 346 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 228%
SMI USB DISK 16GB 1,632 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 12GB free, PID 2000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 28 25 22 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 140 Write 23.2 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 24.1 55% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.7 246% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 8,026 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.9% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 6R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	26%	57	321	244	60	23.8"	1920 1080	PHLC155 PHL 243V7

History: Score 7: 1R 0G 2B | Score 47: 6R 4G 5B

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16