Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.92% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	170% 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '19 at 22:28
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 102 2-Core 206 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 524 54% 437 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.99% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 6.73 Parallax 4.12 3% 5 fps	MRender 7.81 Gravity 2.53 Splatting 8.09 5% 6.14 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.99% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 650-$112 69,673 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 3555) 2GB CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	8.92% Terrible	Lighting 9.57 Reflection 9.31 Parallax 12.2 8% 10.4 fps	MRender 14.2 Gravity 12.8 Splatting 13.7 11% 13.6 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.92% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 852 882 1086 1168 1213 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1641 Write 1,018 Mixed 552 SusWrite 1,016 235% 1,057 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 28.7 105% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 417 DQ Write 57.2 DQ Mixed 118 117% 198 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 475GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 273 315 352 382 390 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 440 Write 409 Mixed 374 SusWrite 334 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 30.3 112% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 266 221% 319 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 121%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 53GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 272 160 93 92 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 419 Write 163 Mixed 210 SusWrite 164 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 32.2 118% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 126 136% 231 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 116%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 17GB free Firmware: UJ450000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 409 Write 311 Mixed 281 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 31.4 4K Mixed 16.2 67% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 83.9 DQ Mixed 20.8 37% 74.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 55%
Jetdrive Transcend 251GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 136GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 264 270 294 315 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 360 Write 325 Mixed 214 SusWrite 285 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 20.5 70% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 94.1 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 126 92% 119 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 65%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 637GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 114 114 114 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 117 Write 87 Mixed 76 SusWrite 113 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 96 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 84.7 Write 88.7 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 95.3 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 60%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 102 103 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 102 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 64%

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Typical Z97-PRO Builds (Compare 625 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $499Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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