Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 GAMER  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 02 '19 at 04:08
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 148
2-Core 282
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 760
81% 647 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 98%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1460 MHz, MLim: 1850 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.2.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.4% Good
Lighting 78.8
Reflection 75.8
Parallax 93.9
64% 82.9 fps
MRender 73.5
Gravity 72
Splatting 61.7
56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,492
Write 1,387
Mixed 761
269% 1213 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 73.2
300% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,146
DQ Write 1,022
DQ Mixed 817
686% 995 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 115 115 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 115
Write 115
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 115
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2176 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 25.2
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 26
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 50.2
80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 2,861 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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