Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	0.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140414
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 00:34
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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 Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 189 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 536 54% 439 Pts	64-Core 545 34% 545 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 42 39 37 24 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 300 Write 50.4 Mixed 116 SusWrite 37.9 27% 126 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 33 4K Mixed 25.3 83% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 42.7 DQ Mixed 50.8 51% 86.6 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 97%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 95GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 74 74 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 65.7 Write 63.1 Mixed 50 SusWrite 74 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 123 122 124 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 115 Write 114 Mixed 63 SusWrite 122 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 68%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 29 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 31.1 Write 27 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 28.2 38% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 62%
Patriot Memory 8GB 549 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID 3100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 9.7 13 11 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 29.2 Write 7.5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 12.3 16% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.6 104% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 1x4GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	31.1% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.5 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 7.8 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 43%

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Typical Z97-PRO Builds (Compare 625 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	330x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	71x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	34x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $857

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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