Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	23% 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	173% 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	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-PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '17 at 16:57
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 259 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 686 75% 592 Pts	64-Core 702 43% 702 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23% Poor	Lighting 27.9 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 33.4 23% 30.4 fps	MRender 26.6 Gravity 22.1 Splatting 34.9 24% 27.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 2,169 Write 219 Mixed 1,599 290% 1,329 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 58.9 207% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 44.2 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 22 70% 141 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 210%
Seagate SkyHawk 3TB (2016)-$85 2,089 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CV12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 176807272 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 791 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 61 60 4296450115 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1902 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 791 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 72 60 470941724 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 791 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 64424509468 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	81.5% Excellent	Read 147 Write 138 Mixed 138 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.19 84% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 104%
Seagate SkyHawk 3TB (2016)-$85 2,089 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CV12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 160059944 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 202 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2352208 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 434 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 201 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 75 65 420610073 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 202 (C2) HDA temperature 25 40 68719476761 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	87.4% Excellent	Read 166 Write 139 Mixed 125 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.12 63% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 104%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 779GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 198 3977 (03) Spinup time 173 167 4308 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8131 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 17261 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7475 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 882 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7246 (C2) HDA temperature 111 96 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 5 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 195 187 1095	75% Very good	Read 145 Write 117 Mixed 119 95% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.41 132% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 76%
WD WD1500AHFD-00RAR5 150GB 1,105 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 90GB free Firmware: 20.07P20 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 164 158 4808 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8054 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14181 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7760 (C2) HDA temperature 103 92 44 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	42.9% Average	Read 77.8 Write 71.4 Mixed 69.2 55% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.54 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 47%
Adata DashDrive Elite UE700 USB 3.0 64GB-$33 375 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 39GB free, PID de7a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 204 Write 41.1 Mixed 77.8 109% 108 MB/s	4K Read 6.85 4K Write 0.17 4K Mixed 0.19 38% 2.41 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	63.4% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 71%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	330x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	71x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	34x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	15x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $872

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	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