Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	192% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 10:56
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 609 60% 492 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3899) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 283 Reflection 238 Parallax 271 231% 264 fps	MRender 304 Gravity 230 Splatting 167 184% 234 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 122GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 445 451 462 457 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 461 Mixed 430 SusWrite 453 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 62.7 208% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 256 89 68 64 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 108 Mixed 373 SusWrite 146 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.9 192% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 46GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 137 139 137 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 124 Write 167 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 138 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 18.2 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 66: 9R 6G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
66%	38%	47	305	227	144	27"	2048 1152	GSM5B7F 27GL850

History: Score 50: 7R 4G 3B | Score 66: 9R 6G 3B

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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%

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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