Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '17 at 21:00
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 107
2-Core 216
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 436
58% 436 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 3988) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.2% Good
Lighting 89.8
Reflection 87
Parallax 78.1
73% 85 fps
MRender 81.3
Gravity 77.9
Splatting 68.3
61% 75.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 415
Write 276
Mixed 335
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 17.2
110% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 22.1
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 15.8
28% 51.9 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.5% Above average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 14.9
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,861 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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