Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics55% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '18 at 20:17
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 683
73% 580 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55% Above average
Lighting 69.7
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 62.7
57% 67.2 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 64.2
Splatting 55.2
51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 116 115 117 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 116
Write 124
Mixed 114
SusWrite 112
87% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 85%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 04.05G11
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 109
Write 102
Mixed 89.1
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
183% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 61%
Kingston DataTraveler 101 G2 USB 2.0 16GB-$8
9GB free, PID 1642
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.5 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
8.9% Terrible
Read 24
Write 8.8
Mixed 10.3
SusWrite 8.7
15% 12.9 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 1.1
84% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.9%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 13.8
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 16.9
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,860 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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