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Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150424
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 19:14
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$69 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 95.2 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 173 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 631 58% 487 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$38 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 464 463 463 461 351 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 448 Mixed 445 SusWrite 420 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 54.5 184% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 275 231% 334 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$38 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 45GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 465 329 194 201 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 462 Mixed 447 SusWrite 282 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 55.8 188% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 275 230% 334 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.2 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,373x
Core i5-4690KIntel $58Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,224x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	438x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	812x
GTX 1070Nvidia $170Bench 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	282x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	207x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	259x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	159x
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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