Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140711
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMar 16 '17 at 05:12
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 466
62% 465 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 79.2
Reflection 78.6
Parallax 74.9
64% 77.6 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 72.7
59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 501ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40.2% Average
Read 195
Write 92.3
Mixed 106
29% 131 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 67.2
4K Mixed 11.1
76% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 30.6
45% 83.1 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
26GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 129
Write 134
Mixed 122
97% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.18
74% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 96%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28
2GB free
Firmware: GKAOAB0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Read 47.9
Write 50.3
Mixed 52.6
38% 50.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.08
4K Write 0.49
4K Mixed 0.1
24% 0.22 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 46%
WD 3200BEV External 320GB
124GB free, PID 1010
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Read 38.9
Write 35.2
Mixed 36
47% 36.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.32
64% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.4
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 17.6
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Builds (Compare 980 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $677
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