Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.7% 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 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 17 '19 at 15:44
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 185
78% 130 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 396
56% 411 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1020 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
55.7% Above average
Lighting 67.8
Reflection 55.1
Parallax 100
55% 74.3 fps
MRender 56.6
Gravity 75.4
Splatting 72.7
57% 68.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 312 336 342 332 337 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 375
Write 342
Mixed 334
SusWrite 315
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 70.7
242% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 218
188% 277 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 123%
Great: 209%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
112GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 74 60 57 56 55 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 493
Write 367
Mixed 330
SusWrite 84.3
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 44.3
163% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 117
133% 227 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
62% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20.7
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 3.3
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 62%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,861 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback