Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.7% 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	84.9% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '21 at 01:25
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 219 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 552 60% 474 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% PowerColor(148C 2340) 2GB CLim: 1180 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.45.01.26 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Lighting 38.5 Reflection 40.6 Parallax 49.9 31% 43 fps	MRender 34 Gravity 36.5 Splatting 28.2 26% 32.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Ignite 240GB-$123 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 131 245 257 290 249 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 478 Write 370 Mixed 278 SusWrite 241 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 32.5 120% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 66.3 120% 237 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 108%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 15GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 98 95 100 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.3% Above average	Read 283 Write 138 Mixed 193 SusWrite 99.8 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 28.8 100% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 128 103% 146 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ABA200V 2TB 2,433 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: MZ4OAB90 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 115 116 116 118 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 122 Write 120 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 117 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.4 111% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 400GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 102 100 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 97.3 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 101 65% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 65%
WDC WD50 00AAJS-00TKA0 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 466GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 71 69 70 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 74.2 Write 73.9 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 69.9 91% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 34%
WD My Book 1130 2TB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 288GB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 94 92 94 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 80.9 Write 83.1 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 94.2 103% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 48%
ADATA SX 900 512GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 477GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 71 69 70 73 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	120% Outstanding	Read 356 Write 302 Mixed 296 SusWrite 70.2 328% 256 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 16.3 1,163% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 19.5 DQ Write 19.7 DQ Mixed 19.8 1,416% 19.7 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 120%
WDC WD50 00AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 466GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 71 69 70 71 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.4% Below average	Read 87.8 Write 87 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 69.6 103% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 57% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
AMD R938G2401U2S 2x8GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	63.4% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 18.5 64% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 16.9 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 82%

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Gaming 43%

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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	587x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	132x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	88x

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 $70Bench 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	32x
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 $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353