Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory15.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150209
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateJun 09 '19 at 17:25
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 83.4
2-Core 234
75% 135 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 574
61% 486 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 97.3
Reflection 89.4
Parallax 86.3
79% 91 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 88.7
Splatting 78.4
73% 90.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 279
Write 108
Mixed 148
39% 178 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 32.2
104% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 91.1
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 65.4
60% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
970GB free
Firmware: CC1H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 110 113 112 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 121
Write 106
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 112
70% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 70%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB
604GB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 98 98 97 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
38.7% Below average
Read 80
Write 80.5
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 98.3
105% 77.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB
1373, 1373, 1373, 1373 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.6% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 8.9
30% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 10.1
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,865 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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