Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '19 at 00:27
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 121 2-Core 243 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 487 65% 486 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 76 Parallax 66 61% 72.3 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 74 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 346 335 330 321 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 446 Mixed 323 SusWrite 335 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 36 153% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 159 162% 264 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 114%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 158GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 196 196 197 198 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 344 Write 332 Mixed 232 SusWrite 196 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 34.8 131% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 141 126% 190 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 169 169 170 170 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 167 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 167 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 443GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 181 178 180 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 162 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 179 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 11GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 60 60 60 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 52 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 59.5 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 15GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 101 103 120 114 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 116 Write 88.8 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 109 70% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.3 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 65%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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