Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150427
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 20:47
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 205 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 576 56% 457 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$99 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3766) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Lighting 34.3 Reflection 25.5 Parallax 31.6 28% 30.5 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 32.5 Splatting 31.7 27% 33.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 281 294 261 298 270 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 461 Write 441 Mixed 294 SusWrite 275 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 29.6 97% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 241 207% 304 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 117%
AMD Radeon R3 240GB 4,257 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 52GB free Firmware: P0422C SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 118 73 74 73 76 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 480 Write 403 Mixed 368 SusWrite 107 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 37 139% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 230 192% 277 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 90%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 110GB free Firmware: 5.20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 117 124 122 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 390 Write 124 Mixed 198 SusWrite 121 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 33 126% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 152 116% 156 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 225GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 70 74 71 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 86 Write 85.5 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 70.6 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 68%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 573GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 114 108 116 114 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 184 Write 140 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 110 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 103 112 104 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 71.7 Write 111 Mixed 85 SusWrite 108 70% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 203% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 67%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$32 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 820GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 69 72 71 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 96 Write 87.8 Mixed 60 SusWrite 70 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 76%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 17GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 53 51 67 77 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 86 Write 89 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 58.9 94% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 44%
Lexar SD USB_3_0 Read 8GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 1GB free, PID b050 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 31.5 Write 27.2 Mixed 9 26% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 16%
SV SAFE 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 304GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 70 73 68 73 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.9% Poor	Read 63.5 Write 62.5 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 71.3 84% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB 11,058 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	56% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 61%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	332x
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 $90Bench 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	16x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $853

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16