Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.5% 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 Drive55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 22:36
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 40%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 206
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 632
60% 498 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.5% Very good
Lighting 109
Reflection 117
Parallax 89
88% 105 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 68
Splatting 66.6
56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 510 Series 120GB
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PPG4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
55% Above average
Read 424
Write 193
Mixed 267
65% 295 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 18.1
81% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 22
DQ Write 61.4
DQ Mixed 27.4
25% 36.9 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
98GB free
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 178
Mixed 173
134% 178 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.35
112% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 18.3
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 13.6
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 55%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Builds (Compare 982 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $678
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