Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive186% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '19 at 00:43
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 251
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 641
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3672) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.9% Good
Lighting 84.5
Reflection 83.2
Parallax 80.9
69% 82.9 fps
MRender 79.7
Gravity 66.3
Splatting 65.5
57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
775GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 644 650 658 661 661 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 707
Write 633
Mixed 641
SusWrite 651
148% 658 MB/s
4K Read 63.8
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 86.8
285% 99 MB/s
DQ Read 759
DQ Write 531
DQ Mixed 599
460% 629 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 186%
Great: 372%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 240GB-$110
223GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 386 412 420 392 420 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 444
Write 480
Mixed 347
SusWrite 401
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 41.4
169% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 291
237% 336 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
Seagate ST8000AS0003-2HH188 8TB
6TB free
Firmware: 0003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 158 168 165 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 108
Write 116
Mixed 52.8
SusWrite 166
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.6
194% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.7% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Builds (Compare 983 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 (Wi-Fi ac)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $678
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