Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	467% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 04:06
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 242 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 680 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPED1D48 480GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 407% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1628 1626 1647 1644 1581 1602 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	467% Outstanding	Read 2,108 Write 1,688 Mixed 1,720 SusWrite 1,621 401% 1,784 MB/s	4K Read 232 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 218 740% 218 MB/s	DQ Read 1324 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 1,192 898% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 258% ↑ This bench: 467% Great: 527%
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 278GB free Firmware: V1.2.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 450 455 452 451 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 459 Mixed 429 SusWrite 457 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 45.2 174% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 318 232% 302 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 105%
Team T253X1960G 960GB 1,135 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 836GB free Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 412 417 418 417 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 408 Mixed 388 SusWrite 417 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 26.1 131% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 38.1 84% 166 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 102%
Intel MEMPEK1J016GAH 14GB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 0GB free Firmware: K4110400 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 660 Write 162 Mixed 254 78% 359 MB/s	4K Read 182 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 121 480% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 729 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 285 253% 396 MB/s
Poor: 132% Great: 252%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 191 193 192 193 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 99 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 190 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C10-8GTX 0420 F3-2400C10-4GTX 0420 F3-2400C10-8GTX 0420 F3-2400C10-4GTX 24GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 36 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 26.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 94%

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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	584x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	132x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	49x
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: $688

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16