Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.6% 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	97% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '20 at 17:07
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 230 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 543 59% 467 Pts	64-Core 562 35% 562 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 67 56% 68.5 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 55.7 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 109 91 83 76 72 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 441 Mixed 341 SusWrite 99.9 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 50.6 182% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 226 206% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 118%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 146GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 446 449 477 464 467 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 656 Write 604 Mixed 554 SusWrite 454 127% 567 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 65.8 218% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 270 292% 492 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 295%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 322GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 192 199 204 198 203 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 438 Mixed 369 SusWrite 195 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.7 209% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 175 175 172 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 130 Write 154 Mixed 128 SusWrite 175 109% 147 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 307% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 0.4 1.1 1.7 3.1 5.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 89.8 Write 127 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 2.8 57% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 212% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 67%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 1,176 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 3GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 78.3 Write 47 Mixed 35 61% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.9 58% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 44%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 47GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 88 88 92 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 65 Write 80 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 87.3 110% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 201% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 76%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6.5TB free, PID 3343 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 91 93 91 94 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 134 Write 150 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 90.5 158% 118 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.8 181% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 72%
Sony QD-G128E 124GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 11GB free, PID 087c Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 187 178 196 197 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 292 Write 88.9 Mixed 128 SusWrite 185 210% 174 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 4 248% 6.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 18.6 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	583x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	131x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	29x

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: 61% - Good

Total price: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16