Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	48.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 11:29
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 706 72% 582 Pts	64-Core 720 44% 720 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 99 103 95 102 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 226 Write 151 Mixed 188 SusWrite 102 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 29.8 90% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 145 101% 124 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$46 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 109GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 292 292 297 276 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 482 Mixed 465 SusWrite 286 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 72.6 250% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 128%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 77GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 587 597 596 603 601 604 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 734 Write 655 Mixed 668 SusWrite 598 149% 664 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 85.8 285% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 1,107 727% 856 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 340%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 852GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 89 88 88 90 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 135 Write 146 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 87.7 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 223GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 61 61 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 79.3 Write 79 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 60.9 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 57%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 138GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 96 94 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 94 Mixed 64 SusWrite 95.9 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 62%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 84 84 85 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 87.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 83.4 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 63%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	583x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	129x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	83x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	139x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	48x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	28x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $677

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 $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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