Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics20.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive157% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 21 '21 at 06:47
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 198
80% 136 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 620
62% 504 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Asus(1043 8422) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
20.5% Poor
Lighting 23.1
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 32.2
19% 27.6 fps
MRender 33.8
Gravity 29.7
Splatting 25.6
24% 29.7 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G 256GB
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 503 502 513 514 513 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
157% Outstanding
Read 671
Write 573
Mixed 610
SusWrite 499
132% 588 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 67.1
229% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 738
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 458
393% 583 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 157%
Great: 216%
Toshiba MK5075GSX 500GB-$127
392GB free
Firmware: GT001M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 69 69 70 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 64.7
Write 64.8
Mixed 18.5
SusWrite 68.8
39% 54.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Panram PUD31600C98GLSK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.1% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.1
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,879 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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