Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	159% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '22 at 22:29
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 (99^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 698 70% 570 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 2774) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 37.3 Reflection 47.3 Parallax 42.6 30% 42.4 fps	MRender 55.2 Gravity 50.8 Splatting 40.3 39% 48.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M470 1TB 1,979 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 613 631 659 731 736 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 586 Write 632 Mixed 611 SusWrite 647 140% 619 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 59.2 200% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 950 661% 820 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 504%
Patriot Pyro 240GB-$172 345 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 117GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 100 142 136 115 MB/s Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.2% Good	Read 251 Write 204 Mixed 245 SusWrite 126 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 26.4 117% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 124 110% 164 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 81%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100V 1TB 2,427 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 929GB free Firmware: AX001Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 108 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 107 Write 99.8 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 107 64% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 63%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100V 1TB 2,427 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 683GB free Firmware: AX001Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 99 100 101 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 83.1 Write 70.9 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 97.7 50% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 49% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 63%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100V 1TB 2,427 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 617GB free Firmware: AX001Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 73 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 68 Write 66.4 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 72.6 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 47% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 28.3 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 28.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,404x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	544x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	456x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	221x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	188x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	109x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	104x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16