Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


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 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.6% 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 Drive	59.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '19 at 00:23
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 97.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 675 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3973) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 65.7 Parallax 59.7 55% 64.2 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 59 Splatting 51.3 48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603A SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 92 86 105 83 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 351 Write 124 Mixed 212 SusWrite 96.6 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 18.7 112% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 172 126% 163 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 478GB free Firmware: MX6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 96 95 97 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 92.1 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 95.5 54% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 107%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 630GB free Firmware: 02.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 98.8 Mixed 44.4 54% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 16GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 41 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 41.8 52% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 21%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 111 109 106 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 132 Write 103 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 109 144% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 75% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 159 163 171 164 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	58% Above average	Read 48.6 Write 121 Mixed 56 SusWrite 162 144% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 75%
Seagate GoFlex Mac 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 391GB free, PID 6021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 37.4 Write 40.7 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 41.3 51% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 28.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 27.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 46.6 86% 46.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 88%

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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	330x
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 $109Bench 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	15x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $872

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16