Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	87% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '22 at 02:28
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 87 1-Core 121 2-Core 233 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 637 64% 521 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK62B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 225 171 171 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 437 Write 298 Mixed 314 SusWrite 221 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 36.4 142% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 202 175% 256 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 931GB free Firmware: UH4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 220 233 235 229 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 400 Write 358 Mixed 300 SusWrite 240 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 14.4 70% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 33.2 46% 84.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 58%
ST2000DL 001-9VT156 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	7.89% Terrible	Read 37.9 Write 39.1 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 4.6 31% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.89% Great: 15%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 40GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 38.9 Mixed 36 SusWrite 36.6 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 82% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 20%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 270GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 160 161 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 168 Write 163 Mixed 119 SusWrite 161 206% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE 3TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 51GB free, PID c005 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 35.9 Write 34.4 Mixed 28 SusWrite 4.8 33% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 55%
WD My Book 640GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 6GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 34.9 Write 34.9 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 8.2 32% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 22%
Seagate Desktop 500GB 1,637 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 28GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 9.2 9.1 8.9 9.2 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 32.7 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 9.1 32% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 21%
WD My Book Essentials 2TB 1,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 218GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 9.2 9.3 9 9.4 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 29.5 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 9.2 29% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 22%
WDC WD50 00BEVT-75ZAT0 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 76GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.1 4 3.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.9% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 35.9 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 4 33% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GB 1,529 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 14.9 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 69%

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Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Builds (Compare 994 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	587x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	132x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $72Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	49x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	32x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	28x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369