Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.1% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	5900 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 5900 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '18 at 09:51
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 579 57% 464 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 61.4 Parallax 95.9 59% 76.6 fps	MRender 61.5 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 77 55% 66.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 213 233 265 266 250 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 265 Mixed 193 SusWrite 243 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 33 151% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 89.5 129% 242 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 118%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 165 163 164 164 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 93.4 Write 125 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 164 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.2 389% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 94%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 200GB 534 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 80GB free Firmware: 3.ADD SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 49 50 50 50 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 49.2 Write 50.4 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 50.1 34% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 34%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 169 172 173 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 172 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 171 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 474 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.7% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 7.8 25% 8.73 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 7.5 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 85%

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Typical Z97-PRO Builds (Compare 625 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	330x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	71x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	34x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $857

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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