Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.5% 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	54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 06:25
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 232 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 621 63% 511 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 89.1 58% 76.7 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 57.3 53% 66.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDCR480GB-7-A 480GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 192 195 187 203 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 386 Write 227 Mixed 286 SusWrite 192 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 21.4 68% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 77.8 DQ Mixed 84.1 76% 120 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 61%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 196GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 433 436 440 439 443 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 442 Mixed 320 SusWrite 431 91% 402 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 39.4 149% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 156 144% 214 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 105%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 366GB free Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 182 184 183 183 184 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 357 Write 332 Mixed 323 SusWrite 182 67% 298 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 38.7 129% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 152 115% 157 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 332GB free Firmware: DXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 182 181 183 183 184 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 318 Write 164 Mixed 163 SusWrite 181 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 25 94% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 56.6 73% 131 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 8,026 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 23.7 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 71%

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Typical Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Builds (Compare 983 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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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	130x
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 $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