Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive281% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '18 at 04:41
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 132
2-Core 255
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 693
74% 590 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6282) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2604 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 159
Parallax 133
116% 145 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 139
Splatting 117
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 2,568
Write 1,711
Mixed 1,761
446% 2,013 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 42.7
230% 91.6 MB/s
DQ Read 54.1
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 40.4
59% 105 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 281%
Great: 353%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB
27GB free
Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 20.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $591
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