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 as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	140% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 98.6 2-Core 190 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 271 41% 300 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.70 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 415 423 312 291 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 688 Write 604 Mixed 578 SusWrite 351 124% 555 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 59 191% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 751 DQ Write 664 DQ Mixed 884 614% 766 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 215GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 209 213 231 271 271 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 431 Mixed 401 SusWrite 231 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 50.5 166% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 353 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 209 213 232 271 271 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 410 Mixed 377 SusWrite 232 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 50.1 165% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 310 246% 344 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 124%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 161 162 170 166 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 160 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 166 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 182 182 181 187 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 169 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 182 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 103 110 102 103 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 49.5 Write 117 Mixed 104 SusWrite 105 70% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.6 186% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.C16 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1648, 1648, 1648, 1648 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.8% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 18.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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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 $94Bench 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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