Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics168% 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.
Boot Drive95.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 16 '21 at 16:34
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 87.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 644
64% 522 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Lighting 229
Reflection 209
Parallax 266
187% 235 fps
MRender 270
Gravity 233
Splatting 178
181% 227 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 168%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 332 333 339 338 336 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 360
Write 334
Mixed 338
SusWrite 335
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 50.4
166% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 206
154% 205 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
476GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 99 100 101 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 105
Write 99.7
Mixed 61.3
SusWrite 99.6
67% 91.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 108%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 25fa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 88 88 88 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 114
Write 107
Mixed 68
SusWrite 87.7
124% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.2
41% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.5% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 62%

 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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