Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 15 '19 at 00:05
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 228
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 630
61% 502 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 176
Parallax 176
140% 175 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 154
Splatting 111
100% 124 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 221
Write 447
Mixed 489
88% 386 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 45.1
152% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 726
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 607
408% 506 MB/s
Poor: 116% Great: 242%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140
128GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 47 57 57 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 95.3
Write 89.8
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 54.8
56% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 65%
WDC WD20 00JB-00GVA0 200GB
186GB free, PID 2506
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 30 36 38 39 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
19.7% Very poor
Read 39.5
Write 38.5
Mixed 27.7
SusWrite 36.5
48% 35.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
94% 1.13 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.4% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 16.8
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,861 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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