Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	23.8% 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 Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '16 at 21:23
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 532 70% 527 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 048F) 2GB CLim: 1188 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Lighting 28.9 Reflection 33.4 Parallax 34.8 24% 32.4 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 25.6 Splatting 35.4 24% 28.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC4C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 131020144 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10508 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 440270878 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15582 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7958 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 21476147237 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 50 9161932834 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 404 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 69 69 63805 (C2) HDA temperature 34 50 -140737488355294 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 79207786885353 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -59421941381418 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -91667925606830	89.8% Excellent	Read 150 Write 163 Mixed 129 110% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.32 91% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 112%
Toshiba MK2555GSX H 250GB 539 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 14GB free Firmware: FG001Q Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 999 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 7979 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 13773 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4747 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 113 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 455 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 79984 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 197569478683 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 33 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 38 (DE) Loaded hours 87 87 5562 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 330 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	24% Poor	Read 40.7 Write 42.8 Mixed 38.7 31% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.24 64% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 7GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 122868180 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 73 73 27952 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 199943320 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 16803 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 90 37 11149 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 94 420913217817 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 50 538247200 (C2) HDA temperature 32 50 60129542176 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 30 21 122868180 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 12167 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -43907450620025 (F1) Unknown 100 253 85313160 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3406915466	65.9% Good	Read 116 Write 114 Mixed 107 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.42 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 70%
StoreJet Transcend 640GB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 62GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Read 51.9 Write 60.1 Mixed 69.3 81% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.23 47% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 1,957 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 26.9 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 24.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 84%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,398x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	542x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	293x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	454x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	220x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	187x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	108x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	103x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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