Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results

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


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '24 at 17:42
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	19%

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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 210 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 640 62% 509 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 114GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 343 309 373 293 231 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 304 Write 425 Mixed 243 SusWrite 318 73% 322 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 35.8 135% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 256 217% 318 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 120%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW22L0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 686 Write 651 Mixed 510 137% 616 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 44.2 155% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 544 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 468 337% 439 MB/s
Poor: 109% Great: 220%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 21GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 124 124 121 126 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 103 Write 129 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 122 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 3,072 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.4% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 13.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	1	213	58	60	0"	1280 720

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Typical Z97-PRO Builds (Compare 625 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 - $215

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	330x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	71x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	34x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $857

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16