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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	60% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 12:11
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 111 2-Core 218 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 419 54% 405 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3496 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 114 112 94 106 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 306 Write 131 Mixed 179 SusWrite 110 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 27.4 116% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 147 108% 140 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ABA100V 1TB 5,116 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 27GB free Firmware: MU2OA720 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 71 78 79 78 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 75.9 Write 73.5 Mixed 18 SusWrite 75.7 44% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 271GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 149 151 150 151 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 136 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 150 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 11,204 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	31.7% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 9.2 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 8.6 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 35%

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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 $130Bench 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: $678

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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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