Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive116% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150521
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 12 '19 at 18:53
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 108
2-Core 211
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 544
57% 455 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
53% Above average
Lighting 67.1
Reflection 66.8
Parallax 59.8
55% 64.6 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 61.7
Splatting 53.7
50% 62 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 332 274 269 264 259 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 444
Mixed 381
SusWrite 300
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 59.9
198% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
398GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 80 82 81 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 118
Write 123
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 79.9
62% 85.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.6% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 10.4
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.6%
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 2,859 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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