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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '16 at 13:30
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 631 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -31619548334993 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2136 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1239 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1239 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 262309 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 45 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 262309 (F2) Unknown 100 100 218095 (F9) Unknown 100 100 6987	76.4% Very good	Read 495 Write 235 Mixed 305 76% 345 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 14.1 129% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 33.3 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 13.6 44% 89.9 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 95%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 250 Mixed 201 241% 326 MB/s	4K Read 2.91 4K Write 3.05 4K Mixed 0.47 229% 2.14 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 213%
WD 2500BEV External 250GB 512 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 43GB free, PID 1010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 33.1 Write 39.5 Mixed 31.4 45% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.25 62% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 14.9 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16.6 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 82%

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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	1,403x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	543x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	455x
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	187x
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 $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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16