Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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	74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 04:48
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

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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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 225 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 657 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 173 Parallax 160 144% 170 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 135 Splatting 117 115% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7WD960HMHP-00003 960GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 709GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXV8A03Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 229 261 271 276 277 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 237 Write 340 Mixed 293 SusWrite 252 64% 280 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 34.6 114% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 281 220% 304 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 108%
Samsung MZ7GE960HMHP-00003 960GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 863GB free Firmware: EXT05F3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 237 273 283 288 288 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 403 Mixed 275 SusWrite 263 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 40.3 149% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 273 221% 312 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 109%
Samsung MZ7GE960HMHP-00003 960GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 766GB free Firmware: EXT05F3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 237 272 283 288 288 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 406 Mixed 279 SusWrite 262 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 36.1 138% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 275 222% 313 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 109%
Samsung MZ7GE960HMHP-00003 960GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 207GB free Firmware: EXT05F3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 236 271 282 288 288 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 398 Mixed 275 SusWrite 262 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 41.3 152% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 271 220% 311 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 931GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 94 93 93 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 97.9 Write 78.1 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 94 99% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 18 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	165	24.5"	1280 720	SPT09FB Sceptre M25

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	97x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	21x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	14x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	25x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
RX 590AMD $200Bench 57%, 122,060 samples	11x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
NMUD380D81-1600C 4x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 152 samples	11x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	8x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $591

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