Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics163% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 06 '20 at 15:24
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 97.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 267
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 690
69% 563 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB; msi RTX 2080 TI VENTUS 11G OC
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
163% Outstanding
Lighting 226
Reflection 234
Parallax 235
184% 232 fps
MRender 267
Gravity 224
Splatting 151
168% 214 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 163%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,168
Write 6,413
Mixed 6,681
1,507% 6,754 MB/s
4K Read 567
4K Write 303
4K Mixed 388
1,517% 419 MB/s
DQ Read 1281
DQ Write 840
DQ Mixed 921
725% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
930GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 137 137 137 137 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 158
Write 126
Mixed 120
SusWrite 137
100% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
77.5% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.4
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 24.2
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 47.6
84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-PRO Builds (Compare 625 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $872
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