Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	144% 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.
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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 12:10
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 731 79% 625 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 598 574 601 599 582 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 675 Write 570 Mixed 542 SusWrite 582 133% 592 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 62.7 194% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 216 218% 372 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 151GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 325 321 322 323 308 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 475 Write 427 Mixed 345 SusWrite 319 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 37.9 122% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 224 171% 239 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 344GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 307 298 302 303 293 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 385 Mixed 291 SusWrite 300 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 43.7 141% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 97.4 DQ Mixed 183 149% 219 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.6 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 28.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,395x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	541x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	293x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	452x
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 $109Bench 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

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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