Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	84.3% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '18 at 20:36
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 633 67% 533 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SVP200S37A480G 480GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 177GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 99 2574353 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 14139032344614 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2613 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 438 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 82 42955046941 (C2) HDA temperature 29 82 42955046941 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 2574353 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 2574353 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 2574353 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 10549 (EA) Unknown 0 0 12834 (F1) Unknown 0 0 12834 (F2) Unknown 0 0 13671	39.4% Below average	Read 249 Write 200 Mixed 158 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 12.8 4K Mixed 9.26 46% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 52.7 DQ Mixed 40 40% 66.7 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 39%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 239 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 202 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 12 (AD) Unknown 100 100 917509 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 86 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0	84.3% Excellent	Read 492 Write 418 Mixed 485 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 9.57 97% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 8.9 77% 181 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 965GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 164357672 (03) Spinup time 91 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6813 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 62 60 98825901726 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10265 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2623 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 93 93 7 (BE) vendor-specific 72 57 471531548 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 430 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7364 (C2) HDA temperature 28 43 30064771100 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -78095390335853 (F1) Unknown 100 253 45746659165 (F2) Unknown 100 253 46631815854	91.5% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 134 Mixed 131 112% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.25 90% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 4x8GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1648 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 15.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 61%

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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	1,404x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	545x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	457x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	221x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	188x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16