Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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	88% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 19:33
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 93 1-Core 121 2-Core 226 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 639 59% 495 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ADATA_IM2S3334-256GD 256GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 441 453 450 456 460 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 501 Write 463 Mixed 426 SusWrite 450 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 31.4 117% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 67.7 DQ Mixed 89.1 70% 97.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 105%
Thnsf5256gpuk TOSHIBA 256GB 2,882 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 76GB free Firmware: 51045KLA SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 227 235 244 246 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 360 Write 171 Mixed 227 SusWrite 237 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 30.4 106% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 323 243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 133%
ADATA_IMSS332-256GM 256GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 124GB free Firmware: Q0303B SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 340 351 347 350 353 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 362 Mixed 320 SusWrite 347 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 44.6 154% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 203 181% 270 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 246GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 89 90 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50% Average	Read 84.7 Write 13.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 89.1 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 59%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 785GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 188 190 196 196 198 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 23.5 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 191 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 0215 CMT8GX3M2A2000C9 0420 DDR3 1600G 0215 CMT8GX3M2A2000C9 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.8% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 14.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 63%

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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	333x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	82x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	69x

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	35x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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	16x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16