Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 15:05
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 78.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 208 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 545 56% 454 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 109 Parallax 96.8 84% 103 fps	MRender 92.7 Gravity 94.3 Splatting 92.9 76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 88%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.92% Terrible	Lighting 3.93 Reflection 6.81 Parallax 6 3% 5.58 fps	MRender 8.24 Gravity 2.53 Splatting 8.13 5% 6.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.92% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 222 Write 140 Mixed 108 34% 157 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 19.2 74% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 70.9 DQ Write 51.1 DQ Mixed 42.3 37% 54.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 22GB free Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 465 Write 438 Mixed 371 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 62.9 216% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 238 194% 272 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 117GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 137 137 140 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 154 Write 147 Mixed 79 SusWrite 138 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 98GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 2.7 4.2 1.2 3.7 3.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 89.3 Write 87.3 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 2.7 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.1 46% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 851GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 38 Write 39.5 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 40.5 52% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 21%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 125 127 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 141 Write 137 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 126 157% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-9-9 D3-1600 2x8GB 743 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.9% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 13.4 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 11.2 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 62%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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 $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	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	108x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	103x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16