Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.1% 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 Drive88.1% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime29.6 Days
Run DateNov 15 '18 at 00:21
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 96.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 221
86% 149 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 695
64% 537 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Lighting 69.1
Reflection 67.4
Parallax 60.6
56% 65.7 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 61.8
Splatting 52.3
50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 137 138 97 62 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 439
Write 324
Mixed 305
SusWrite 133
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 44.8
168% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 112
122% 199 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 97%
Seagate ST3500641AS 500GB-$76
300GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 52 55 54 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 51.8
Write 28.6
Mixed 40.4
SusWrite 53.1
32% 43.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.4
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO Builds (Compare 625 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $872
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