Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive111% 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.
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 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '18 at 18:15
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 231
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 598
61% 491 Pts
64-Core 591
37% 591 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Lighting 69.3
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 60.9
56% 66.2 fps
MRender 74.3
Gravity 63
Splatting 55
52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
41GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 333
Mixed 336
85% 384 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 23.7
136% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 66.7
107% 207 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 396
Mixed 416
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 43.7
174% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 105
132% 236 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 111%
Great: 115%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
2GB free
Firmware: 605ABBF1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 508
Write 250
Mixed 306
78% 354 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 18.7
123% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 64
94% 174 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
149GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
37% Below average
Read 64.8
Write 63.7
Mixed 62.5
48% 63.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.91
4K Mixed 0.38
99% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773SB0-CK0 M378B5773SB0-CK0 Kingston 99U5458-001.A00LF Kingston 99U5458-001.A00LF 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52.8% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.9
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,858 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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