Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.9% 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	105% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 04:27
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 (62^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 124 2-Core 226 85% 147 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 561 58% 465 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.6% 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 (100^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 72.3 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 64.1 59% 69.4 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 57.8 53% 65.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 157 134 149 147 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 469 Mixed 383 SusWrite 147 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 54.3 196% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 227 204% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Seagate SSD 1TB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 195GB free Firmware: ST7S1031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 156 176 191 193 186 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 472 Write 468 Mixed 357 SusWrite 180 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 36.2 144% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 209 192% 294 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 106%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 76GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 452 461 471 476 490 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 710 Write 635 Mixed 587 SusWrite 466 135% 599 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 69.5 250% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 538 DQ Mixed 274 297% 498 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 295%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 318GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 181 193 193 194 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 430 Mixed 400 SusWrite 187 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.9 201% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 175 175 175 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 123 Write 160 Mixed 122 SusWrite 176 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.8 339% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 47GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 84 89 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 67.1 Write 90.8 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 85.8 115% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 205% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 76%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6TB free, PID 3343 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 68 83 90 88 71 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 144 Write 156 Mixed 75 SusWrite 80.5 149% 114 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 178% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 72%

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 (83^rd percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%

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Gaming 43%

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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	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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $678

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