Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.4% 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 Drive	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (16%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '20 at 18:11
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 698 72% 581 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 61.3 53% 65.1 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 53.7 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 131 125 122 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 299 Write 133 Mixed 148 SusWrite 125 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 28.9 120% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 87.3 DQ Mixed 130 115% 178 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 683GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 386 418 426 423 423 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 459 Mixed 443 SusWrite 401 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57 188% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 121 121 120 121 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 79.8 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 119 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 97%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 447GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 103 103 102 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 155 Write 154 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 102 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 98%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 157 157 158 157 157 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 156 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 98%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 260GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 71 72 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 136 Write 86.2 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 70.6 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X8GA2133C11Y4 4x8GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 24.1 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 111%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	582x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	129x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	83x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	139x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	48x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	28x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $677

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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