Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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 Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 134 2-Core 229 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 694 68% 559 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 192 Parallax 188 142% 184 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 174 Splatting 128 116% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 305GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 296 304 304 308 306 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 300 Mixed 313 SusWrite 304 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 42.2 174% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 248 211% 310 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109 340 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 57GB free Firmware: 606ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 170 153 158 160 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 341 Write 240 Mixed 277 SusWrite 160 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 40.3 157% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 120 115% 176 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 898GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 165 163 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 127 Mixed 85 SusWrite 164 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 113%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 830GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 136 135 137 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 136 Write 134 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 136 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 76%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 120GB free, PID 1000, Samsung Fit Plus Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 42 44 44 44 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 117%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 64GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 11GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 4.3 3 0.3 6.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	9.46% Terrible	Read 34.8 Write 2.5 Mixed 15 SusWrite 3.1 14% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.5 95% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.46% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	68.4% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 21.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 20.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 86%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,397x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	541x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	293x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	453x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	220x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	187x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	108x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	103x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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