Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.5% 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 Drive139% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '23 at 15:16
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 39%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 168
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 301
8-Core 395
44% 348 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Lighting 63.7
Reflection 60.3
Parallax 85.8
52% 69.9 fps
MRender 63.1
Gravity 73.2
Splatting 44.2
48% 60.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Fanxiang S500PRO 256GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10093
SusWrite @10s intervals: 561 578 599 656 426 315 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 628
Write 646
Mixed 606
SusWrite 522
135% 601 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 57.8
185% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 455
DQ Write 612
DQ Mixed 584
427% 550 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 139%
Great: 273%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
466GB free
Firmware: GM4OA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 89 90 89 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 85.9
Write 88.2
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 89.6
57% 78.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.9% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,865 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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