Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.5% 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 Drive	118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '19 at 00:52
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 124 2-Core 228 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 434 53% 406 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 60.1 54% 64.5 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 53.3 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 255 272 274 274 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 482 Mixed 405 SusWrite 259 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62.5 214% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 251 269 269 270 342 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 447 Mixed 436 SusWrite 264 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 59.3 192% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 302 244% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 52GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 258 274 276 276 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 482 Mixed 410 SusWrite 242 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 63.2 214% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 117GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 254 271 273 274 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 351 Mixed 322 SusWrite 242 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.7 158% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 195 175% 262 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 103%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 477GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1381 1225 590 594 594 594 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,090 Write 1,196 Mixed 1,190 SusWrite 830 243% 1,077 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 58.1 212% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,286 DQ Write 1,088 DQ Mixed 1,146 870% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 277%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 155GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 181 188 189 189 229 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 371 Write 350 Mixed 326 SusWrite 183 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 47.4 165% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 208 156% 210 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 600GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 94 93 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 152 Write 140 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 93 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	5.68% Terrible	Read 26.7 Write 17 Mixed 2 SusWrite 4.5 14% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.68% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 23 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 20.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 72%

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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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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