Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	15.8 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '19 at 17:56
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 241 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 494 55% 433 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.1% Very good	Lighting 92.8 Reflection 104 Parallax 93.8 76% 96.7 fps	MRender 94.6 Gravity 92.1 Splatting 94.8 77% 93.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 179 181 184 189 183 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 408 Mixed 352 SusWrite 210 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 53 178% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
WD Se 2TB (2013)-$38 2,177 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 667GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 89 95 94 98 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 129 Write 113 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 95.2 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 93%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 153 156 159 155 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 151 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 156 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 311% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 109%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 250GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 232GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.1 9.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 8.8 Write 9 Mixed 9 SusWrite 9.1 12% 8.98 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.7 173% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G 20GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	49% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,418x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	551x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	465x
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	192x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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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