Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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 Drive	115% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '18 at 15:56
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3-$209 3,580 User benchmarks, average bench 75% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 243 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 660 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 203 Parallax 182 150% 190 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 182 Splatting 132 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 152 153 153 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 404 SusWrite 186 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.4 216% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 353 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 119GB free Firmware: MU04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 389 389 355 268 269 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 428 Write 370 Mixed 268 SusWrite 342 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 36.9 124% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 63.3 DQ Mixed 83.8 67% 96.8 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 113%
XPG Gammix S11 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 2,541 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 196GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1113 1128 1116 1136 1130 1121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,092 Write 1,124 Mixed 1,044 SusWrite 1,124 299% 1,346 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 96.8 333% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 892 DQ Mixed 634 540% 785 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 258%
WD WD3000HLHX-01JJPV0 300GB 3,057 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 60GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 90 91 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 132 Write 129 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 89.5 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.3 259% 2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 79%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 69GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 130 129 137 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 134 Write 133 Mixed 53 SusWrite 139 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 113%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 42GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 45 45 45 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 76.3 Write 79.3 Mixed 51 SusWrite 43.7 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 3,160 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2134 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.5 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 26.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 121%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,399x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	543x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	293x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	454x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	220x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	187x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	108x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	103x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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