Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.6% 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	265% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '19 at 12:54
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 243 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 645 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 854A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 73.6 Reflection 75.4 Parallax 70.8 60% 73.3 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 72.8 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1953 1947 1686 897 744 715 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,320 Write 2,093 Mixed 1,417 SusWrite 1,323 400% 1,788 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 67.6 223% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 573 DQ Write 391 DQ Mixed 505 371% 490 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 473GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 415 434 437 437 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 471 Mixed 412 SusWrite 432 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 46.9 160% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 121%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 235GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 439 434 437 437 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 436 Mixed 332 SusWrite 436 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 40.9 148% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 147 164% 279 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 116%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 12GB free Firmware: UJ450000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 335 Mixed 188 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 18.4 73% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 78 DQ Mixed 40.3 46% 78.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 55%
Jetdrive Transcend 251GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 136GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 333 347 335 351 350 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 378 Write 332 Mixed 192 SusWrite 343 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 22.4 77% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 82.6 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 93.7 78% 109 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 65%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 596GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 80 SusWrite 104 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 97 97 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 87.7 Mixed 63 SusWrite 95.8 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 60%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 103 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 74 SusWrite 102 71% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.5% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 64%

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

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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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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