Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150209
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 14:38
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 75.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 209 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 418 49% 382 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.8% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 69 Parallax 61.7 51% 64.5 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 55.9 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 107 103 99 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 336 Write 167 Mixed 196 SusWrite 106 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 22.9 87% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 101 113% 195 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 89%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 300GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 376 343 332 309 310 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 334 Write 324 Mixed 304 SusWrite 336 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 22 87% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB 659 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1373 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 10.2 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 8.6 24% 8.47 GB/s	Latency 89.2 45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 62: 9R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
62%	33%	55	311	243	120	27"	1920 1080	MSI3CA9 MSI G27C4

History: Score 2: 0R 0G 2B | Score 12: 0R 0G 12B | Score 62: 9R 4G 5B

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,398x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	542x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	293x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	454x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	220x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	187x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	108x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	103x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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