Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '21 at 17:51
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 691
77% 606 Pts
64-Core 677
42% 677 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 170
Parallax 174
145% 174 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 157
Splatting 130
127% 159 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,350
Write 1,062
Mixed 1,026
255% 1,146 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 69.9
226% 76 MB/s
DQ Read 938
DQ Write 664
DQ Mixed 845
619% 816 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
288GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 489
Write 433
Mixed 372
96% 431 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 58.5
192% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 364
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
179GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,069
Write 648
Mixed 367
152% 694 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 30.6
111% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 406
DQ Write 599
DQ Mixed 413
337% 472 MB/s
Poor: 120% Great: 445%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
864GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 100
Write 46.8
Mixed 82.3
58% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 26.7
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 25.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 85%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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