Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics54.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '18 at 18:45
Run Duration311 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 255
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 661
71% 567 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Lighting 69.3
Reflection 69.6
Parallax 62.1
56% 67 fps
MRender 72.9
Gravity 64.4
Splatting 55.2
52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59
263GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GM3OA57A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 76
Write 77.4
Mixed 75.8
58% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.41
93% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 46%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
249GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 111
Write 102
Mixed 102
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.37
105% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 58%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 4GB
4GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
12% Very poor
Read 19.9
Write 4.19
Mixed 6.55
10% 10.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.92
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.76
156% 2.99 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 12%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
70.8% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 22.2
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 22.8
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,860 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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