Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.3% 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	119% 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	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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 20:53
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 (93^rd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 111 2-Core 212 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 393 53% 393 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 74.2 Parallax 68.2 56% 70.5 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 66.9 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 251GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 411 363 348 336 340 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 464 Mixed 385 SusWrite 346 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59.8 200% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 704GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 176 177 179 179 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 168 Mixed 102 SusWrite 176 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 32GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 94 94 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 90.6 Write 99.4 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 93.1 53% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 97GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 129 96 99 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 107 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 136 72% 99 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 108%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 139GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 120 118 118 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 121 Write 120 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 118 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 1,965 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	62.3% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.8 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 63%

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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 $109Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $872

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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