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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 20:13
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 730 72% 589 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 69 57 57 58 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 454 Write 353 Mixed 299 SusWrite 84.3 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 36.6 136% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 113 131% 225 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 82%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 97GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 318 320 320 321 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 459 Mixed 432 SusWrite 339 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 51.1 181% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 520GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 132 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 167 Write 142 Mixed 85 SusWrite 132 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 22.8 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 72%

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

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Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,861 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,398x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	542x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	293x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	454x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	220x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	187x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	108x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	103x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16