Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.6% 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.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '17 at 12:48
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 88%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
61.8% Good
Memory 75.5
1-Core 93
2-Core 190
68% 119 Pts
4-Core 271
8-Core 318
38% 295 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 139
Parallax 120
110% 131 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 127
Splatting 106
90% 111 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 507
Write 366
Mixed 333
89% 402 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 15.9
104% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 25.4
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 22.8
50% 94.8 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 89.5
Write 92.9
Mixed 89.8
68% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.29
80% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 62%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
662GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 94.8
Write 89.9
Mixed 86.8
68% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.14
79% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
40% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 13.2
40% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 10.5
28% 9.87 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 40%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,859 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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