Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.4% 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 Drive140% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-PRO  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateSep 24 '20 at 22:38
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 425
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)
58.4% Above average
Lighting 72.2
Reflection 70.7
Parallax 67.7
59% 70.2 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 68.5
Splatting 71.2
58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88
262GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 22 90 93 94 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 740
Write 650
Mixed 610
SusWrite 111
118% 528 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 73.1
246% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 685
DQ Write 539
DQ Mixed 275
297% 500 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 140%
Great: 295%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 125 131 128 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 141
Write 138
Mixed 90.3
SusWrite 129
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.9
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 20.5
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-PRO Builds (Compare 634 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $857
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