Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	49.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150521
Uptime	13.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '20 at 17:14
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 208 70% 124 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 369 50% 371 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.9% Very good	Lighting 98.2 Reflection 105 Parallax 97.3 80% 100 fps	MRender 92.1 Gravity 93.7 Splatting 94.9 77% 93.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 142 148 110 153 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 315 Write 190 Mixed 252 SusWrite 137 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 21.4 70% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 95.7 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 79.6 81% 127 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 133%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 38GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 234 258 306 281 317 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 442 Write 415 Mixed 313 SusWrite 267 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 24.2 112% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 176 179% 289 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 110%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 283GB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 90 80 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 64.7 Write 90.5 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 78 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 154% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 69%
Seagate BUP Portable 5TB 5,996 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 734GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 113 126 124 117 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 120 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 118 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 170% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 69%
Seagate BUP Portable 5TB 5,996 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 508GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 84 102 98 92 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 49 Write 77.5 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 92.8 51% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 172% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 69%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 35GB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 34 36 38 36 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 37 Write 38.3 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 35.5 27% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion+ 5TB 602 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 33 35 37 35 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 37 Mixed 33 SusWrite 34.7 26% 35 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 194% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 736GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 128 128 131 130 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 114 Write 93.2 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 127 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion+ 2TB 2,745 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 152GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 34 34 37 37 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 35.3 Write 37.8 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 35.2 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 167% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 162GB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 34 34 36 36 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 40 Write 41.2 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 34.8 28% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 67%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 139 138 142 141 143 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 157 Write 169 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 139 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID b208 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 30 31 33 33 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 37.3 Write 34.7 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 31.4 43% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.4 207% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 18.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,398x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	542x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	293x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	454x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	220x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	187x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	108x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	103x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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