Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	184% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '19 at 16:44
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 720 78% 621 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.53 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 559 610 621 618 634 616 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 740 Write 581 Mixed 652 SusWrite 610 145% 646 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 80 274% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 772 DQ Write 679 DQ Mixed 642 504% 698 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$182 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 354GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 458 469 463 476 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 469 Mixed 416 SusWrite 460 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.3 176% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 357 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Maxtor OneTouch III 300GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 220GB free, PID 2507 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 3.4 0 26 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 36 Write 33.3 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 19.9 39% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.2 173% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 28 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 29.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,415x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	551x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	462x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	222x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	190x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	128x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	109x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	104x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16