Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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. 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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	134% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '19 at 20:28
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	65% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 82.9 2-Core 144 65% 106 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 286 33% 255 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 570 347 328 327 330 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 631 Write 535 Mixed 563 SusWrite 392 119% 530 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 55.8 187% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 646 DQ Write 538 DQ Mixed 681 486% 622 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 74GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 292 294 295 295 294 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 437 Mixed 364 SusWrite 289 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 40.1 139% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 20GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 446 Mixed 374 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 27.5 101% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 343 257% 342 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 174 173 173 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 156 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 172 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 113%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 164 166 164 165 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 179 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 168 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.C16 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1648, 1648, 1648, 1648 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.4% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.3 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 10.9 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,401x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	543x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	454x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	221x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	187x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	109x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16