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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	89.3% 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors, 1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 19:53
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$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 (100^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 228 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 628 62% 507 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.7% 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: 449 434 443 458 466 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 511 Write 468 Mixed 416 SusWrite 453 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 32.3 119% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 66.8 DQ Mixed 89.4 70% 97.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 105%
Thnsf5256gpuk TOSHIBA 256GB 2,882 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 76GB free Firmware: 51045KLA SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 233 241 235 252 252 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 370 Write 275 Mixed 312 SusWrite 239 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 46.9 155% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 343 233% 283 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 133%
ADATA_IMSS332-256GM 256GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 124GB free Firmware: Q0303B SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 336 350 352 355 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 364 Mixed 329 SusWrite 349 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 44.5 153% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 201 180% 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: 88 89 90 91 90 91 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 82 Write 13 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 89.6 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 59%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 785GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 185 186 200 198 202 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 21.3 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 192 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% 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	63.6% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.3 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 21.2 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	331x
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 $90Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $853

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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