Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	48.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 01:00
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 420 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232 6,637 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 93 84 78 72 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 124 Write 169 Mixed 168 SusWrite 84.9 31% 136 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 28.1 103% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 111 94% 135 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 67%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 55GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 435 384 288 235 231 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 461 Mixed 451 SusWrite 330 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 53.3 182% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 34GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 249 210 199 184 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 349 Write 344 Mixed 338 SusWrite 207 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 46.1 152% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 211 157% 210 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 25GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 238 200 214 162 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 304 Mixed 238 SusWrite 197 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 40.7 155% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 243 208% 307 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 174GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 123 124 118 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 110 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 123 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 112%
Imation Nano Pro II 16GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 9GB free, PID 0723 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 2.9 3.2 4 5.3 2.5 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	4.99% Terrible	Read 11.7 Write 3 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 3.4 7% 6.32 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 57% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.99% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,634 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 20.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97-PRO Builds (Compare 625 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 - $215

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	330x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	71x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	34x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $857

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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