Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33% 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	82.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150521
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '20 at 17:10
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 211 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 402 52% 392 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 41.8 Parallax 37 35% 40.6 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 33.1 29% 35.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 175 196 201 195 204 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 406 Write 146 Mixed 257 SusWrite 186 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 37.4 146% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 252 185% 243 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 95%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 432GB free Firmware: 00.0NA00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 91 91 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 100 Write 95.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 88.7 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 269GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 95 96 98 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 100 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 96.2 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 63%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 59GB free Firmware: 00.0NA00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 84 83 84 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 61 Write 59.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 82.5 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 0112 7A.G29CJ.D300C 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.7% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.3 25% 8.67 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 7.4 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 59%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,408x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	547x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	458x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	221x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	189x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16