Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	46.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '19 at 03:52
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.3% Average	Memory 64.5 1-Core 24.7 2-Core 67 35% 52.1 Pts	4-Core 154 8-Core 236 24% 195 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.5% Average	Lighting 53 Reflection 65.9 Parallax 63.3 43% 60.7 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 57.3 53% 66.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 81 84 68 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 72.2 Write 81.3 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 76.6 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 253GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 76 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 73.1 Write 54.5 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 76.9 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 43%
ChipsBnk Multi-Reader 1GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 4082 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2 2 2 2 2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	3.17% Terrible	Read 12.2 Write 1.7 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 2 5% 4.65 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.17% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 1x8GB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	43.4% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 13.8 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 7.2 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 49%

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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	584x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	132x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	49x
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: 61% - Good

Total price: $688

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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