Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.6% 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	59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '23 at 12:49
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 (84^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 202 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 589 60% 488 Pts	64-Core 545 34% 545 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 2980) 3GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.6% Average	Lighting 48.7 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 59.4 40% 56.6 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 50.9 48% 60.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 188 230 206 178 186 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 344 Write 219 Mixed 164 SusWrite 200 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 32.7 4K Mixed 22.5 86% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 92.2 DQ Mixed 119 99% 147 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 99%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 328GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 210 94 226 95 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 708 Write 571 Mixed 558 SusWrite 188 113% 506 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 39.8 138% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 557 DQ Write 98.6 DQ Mixed 168 164% 275 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 255%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 24.6 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Builds (Compare 981 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	583x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	129x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	83x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	139x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	48x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	28x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $677

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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