Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive123% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 27 '18 at 19:59
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 259
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 514
69% 515 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1669 MHz, MLim: 1868 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 121
Parallax 113
96% 118 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 110
Splatting 97.4
84% 104 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 278 300 265 249 240 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 489
Mixed 415
SusWrite 286
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 65.7
222% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
204GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 92 91 90 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 66.2
Write 59.7
Mixed 45.8
SusWrite 91.1
48% 65.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
637GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 107 107 106 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 104
Write 110
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 107
71% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2244 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 27.1
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 26.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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