Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive124% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '18 at 08:52
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 244
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 658
73% 574 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1657 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 81
Parallax 72.7
63% 77.1 fps
MRender 85.8
Gravity 73.3
Splatting 65.2
60% 74.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 768
Write 649
Mixed 697
157% 705 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 28.3
170% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 47.4
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 27.7
38% 66.3 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 124%
Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
710GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 175
Mixed 178
136% 181 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.2
97% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1941 MHz
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.8
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 22.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $591
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