Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	18.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '18 at 18:50
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 137 2-Core 271 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 673 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 761 347 352 350 353 350 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 582GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 455 457 454 412 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 454 Mixed 435 SusWrite 442 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 62.5 209% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 304 246% 347 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 123%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 776GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 59 65 60 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 47.2 Write 52.2 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 57.9 33% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 148 148 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 151 Write 146 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 147 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 87%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 123 126 126 119 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 77.3 Write 118 Mixed 54 SusWrite 122 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.4 250% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 68%
Toshiba MK5059GSXP 500GB-$50 5,600 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 51GB free Firmware: GN001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 99 99 98 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 88.3 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 97.8 54% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C7-8GTX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 F3-1600C7-8GTX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 59%

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Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Builds (Compare 984 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	583x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	131x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	48x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	28x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $678

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) $37	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