Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.8% 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	66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	15.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	May 16 '20 at 15:48
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 234 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 677 69% 557 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1529 MHz, MLim: 1777 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 72.9 Parallax 63.9 58% 69.3 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 58.4 52% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 136 132 145 154 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 319 Write 134 Mixed 150 SusWrite 141 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 29.2 117% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 135 117% 180 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 577GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 398 433 440 438 442 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 458 Mixed 446 SusWrite 407 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 53.5 176% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 304GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 83 84 80 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 122 Write 87.5 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 81.5 72% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 97%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 225GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 97 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 90.2 Mixed 58 SusWrite 95.6 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 98%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 103 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 98%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 65GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 87 103 93 100 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 118 Write 71 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 93.5 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X8GA2133C11Y4 4x8GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	72.6% Very good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 23.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 111%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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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	131x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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