Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.5% 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 Drive	66.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '18 at 18:44
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	MNE-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 262 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 661 72% 569 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B0) 3GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 61.2 56% 67.1 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 69.8 57% 69.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 134 137 138 145 142 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 308 Write 221 Mixed 212 SusWrite 143 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 34 121% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 127 110% 160 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 304GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 118 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 120 Write 108 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 118 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 74GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 148 150 152 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 192 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 150 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 100GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 134 135 139 139 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 144 Write 101 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 137 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 181% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 22GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 136 136 138 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 142 Write 118 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 136 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 407GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 118 116 118 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 120 Write 122 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 117 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.1 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 22.5 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 72%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	330x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	71x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	34x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $857

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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