Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.5% 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	98.1% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '20 at 00:44
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 109 2-Core 220 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 417 56% 415 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 60.8 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 59.5 50% 62.6 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 58.9 Splatting 54.4 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 317 289 290 250 276 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 406 Mixed 340 SusWrite 278 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 40.5 152% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 331 252% 340 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 124%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 963GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 40 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 40.4 28% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 186% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 94%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 160 169 160 149 159 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 154 Write 171 Mixed 119 SusWrite 160 206% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 99%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 8GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 2.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 11.7 Write 4.3 SusWrite 3.8 7% 6.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 28GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 41.8 Write 41 Mixed 38 SusWrite 41 55% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 6.8 591% 7.9 MB/s	DQ Read 9.6 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 7.2 658% 9.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 111%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 9.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 42 Write 42.5 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 41.9 55% 40.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 1 330% 3.47 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 6.6 DQ Mixed 1.4 275% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 95%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 121 120 118 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 132 Write 138 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 120 163% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 1,665 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.7% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 22 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 76%

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Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Builds (Compare 980 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $130Bench 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: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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