Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.9% 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	278% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 01:38
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 135 2-Core 262 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 687 75% 595 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 64.4 55% 67.3 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 65 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1333 969 875 877 880 879 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,106 Write 1,967 Mixed 1,545 SusWrite 969 369% 1,647 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 92 299% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,111 DQ Write 724 DQ Mixed 988 718% 941 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 355%
Sandisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 128GB 10,347 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 112GB free Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 151 98 98 89 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 459 Write 308 Mixed 315 SusWrite 120 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 43.5 166% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 216 182% 264 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 180 182 182 183 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 175 Mixed 111 SusWrite 179 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 186 185 182 186 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 66.2 Write 151 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 170 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 1,957 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 26 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 84%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $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