Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	79.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	17.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '22 at 12:20
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 97.1 2-Core 194 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 375 52% 385 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% MSI(1462 2381) 1GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 11% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M8250G 250GB 1,594 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: S7780101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 149 116 115 109 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 662 Write 344 Mixed 432 SusWrite 133 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 17.5 101% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 2.1 DQ Mixed 24.4 97% 236 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 276%
XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 512GB 945 User benchmarks, average bench 282% 240GB free Firmware: 82C9U72A SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 379 368 365 372 369 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 659 Write 377 Mixed 465 SusWrite 370 104% 468 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 22.6 138% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 773 DQ Write 18.7 DQ Mixed 34.2 115% 275 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 388%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 632GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 170 171 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 164 Mixed 104 SusWrite 169 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 326GB free Firmware: CR100-13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 45.7 Write 61.7 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 60.9 38% 51.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 44%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 255GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 46 46 45 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 75.1 Write 79.2 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 45.6 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMR5030ME68F9F1600 Kingston K531R8-HYA Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.1% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 11.8 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 9.3 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 55%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,403x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	543x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	455x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	221x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	187x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	109x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	104x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16