Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150302
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 00:37
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 98.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 254
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 686
68% 556 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.8% Very good
Lighting 99
Reflection 106
Parallax 94.8
81% 100 fps
MRender 89.8
Gravity 91.2
Splatting 85
72% 88.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 116 102 95 92 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 380
Write 186
Mixed 199
SusWrite 100
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 32
135% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 190
148% 204 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 87%
Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM170 4TB
6TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 313 312 319 317 315 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]092(F/Y) 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 26.8
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 27.8
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 45.6
88% 45.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $591
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