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 (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	130% 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	28.8 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	May 02 '20 at 12:18
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 725 80% 629 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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: 445.87 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% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 559 592 609 436 575 567 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 575 Mixed 518 SusWrite 556 121% 534 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 55.9 181% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 766 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 79.4 152% 324 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 172GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 323 332 237 312 306 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 471 Write 396 Mixed 346 SusWrite 305 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 35.3 116% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 201 160% 232 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 335GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 303 311 223 290 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 442 Write 350 Mixed 310 SusWrite 286 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 42.4 136% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 92.9 DQ Mixed 194 154% 223 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.2% 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)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.4 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 27.6 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.4% 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	1,401x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	543x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	293x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	454x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	221x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	187x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	109x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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