Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	92.7% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (41^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 235 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 632 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 256GB-$152 8,333 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 209 194 184 177 167 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 459 Mixed 324 SusWrite 198 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 42 154% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 237 213% 322 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 113%
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209 3,350 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 477GB free Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 156 157 158 160 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 354 Write 321 Mixed 261 SusWrite 156 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 35.1 121% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 160 126% 177 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 111%
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130 4,476 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 104GB free Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 150 153 154 155 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 350 Write 318 Mixed 237 SusWrite 151 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 34.1 122% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 144 126% 189 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 98%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 465GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 522 536 544 544 546 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 700 Write 591 Mixed 491 SusWrite 535 130% 579 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56.6 191% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 640 DQ Mixed 845 596% 755 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 465GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 164 171 170 172 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 367 Write 285 Mixed 278 SusWrite 168 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 50.1 173% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 444 304% 375 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 254%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 103 105 105 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 106 Write 96.7 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 105 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 793 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 24.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 80%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	583x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	130x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	48x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	28x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16