Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	175% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 15:49
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 662 73% 578 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% XFX(1682 3250) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Lighting 35.6 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 43.5 29% 37.1 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 31.4 Splatting 37.4 27% 32.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 435 442 444 445 444 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 712 Write 626 Mixed 637 SusWrite 441 136% 604 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 85.3 280% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 661 DQ Mixed 921 633% 782 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 340%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 373GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 185 183 184 183 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 437 Write 438 Mixed 306 SusWrite 184 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.5 158% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 180 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 107%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 870GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 181 180 181 180 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 355 Write 360 Mixed 356 SusWrite 180 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 57.5 187% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 372 DQ Mixed 532 357% 430 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 284%
Asmt 2105 500GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 464GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 88 86 86 85 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 347 Write 316 Mixed 299 SusWrite 86.5 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 29.6 95% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 62 DQ Write 57.1 DQ Mixed 62 46% 60.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 80%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 573GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 117 118 118 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 131 Write 87 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 118 66% 91 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 110%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 736GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 158 158 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 174 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 158 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 112%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 744GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 87 88 87 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 85.3 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 87 59% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 51%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 825 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 85 84 85 89 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 114 Write 75 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 84.8 55% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.7 261% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 89%

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 @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.9% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.9 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.9% 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	131x
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 $90Bench 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 $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16