Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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 Drive	104% 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.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 16 '21 at 22:23
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 730 80% 631 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3661) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2780 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 190 Parallax 185 148% 185 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 191 Splatting 125 121% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$120 3,686 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 295 239 243 242 250 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 523 Mixed 527 SusWrite 254 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 42 138% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 501 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 588 438% 573 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 143%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 113GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 117 134 133 132 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 341 Write 326 Mixed 257 SusWrite 124 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 33.5 112% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 196 152% 210 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 32GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 118 134 134 134 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 349 Write 327 Mixed 312 SusWrite 125 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 47.3 137% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 208 155% 208 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 57GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 249 206 198 195 199 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 364 Write 340 Mixed 263 SusWrite 206 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 38.5 139% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 36 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 49 46% 69.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 101%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 166GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 47 46 47 47 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 67.3 Write 51.8 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 46.4 43% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 59%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 487GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 91 91 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 119 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 91.7 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 242GB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 98 96 98 100 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 82.2 Write 112 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 95.4 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 235GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 98 96 98 100 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 74.3 Write 23 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 95.6 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 72%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 33GB free Firmware: 1AC0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 36 38 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 63.6 Write 67.9 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 38.7 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 44 44 44 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 120 Write 110 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 43.4 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 27.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 29.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 86%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Builds (Compare 983 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 (Wi-Fi ac)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	583x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	130x
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 $130Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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