Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.5% 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	99.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 07:01
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 200 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 642 62% 511 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.5% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.2 44% 56.3 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 52.7 48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 150 228 137 106 102 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 243 Mixed 301 SusWrite 150 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 50.8 184% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 347 249% 323 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 75GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 98 95 97 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 73 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 97 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 113%
WD easystore 25FB 3TB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 109 145% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 2,880 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.5 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 15.8 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Builds (Compare 987 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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	132x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	49x
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: 61% - Good

Total price: $688

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16