Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.8% 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	127% 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.
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.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150209
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 16:32
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 123 2-Core 249 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 483 66% 490 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 1972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 63.1 55% 66.9 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 55.7 51% 64 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 558 536 534 520 515 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 648 Write 597 Mixed 479 SusWrite 525 126% 562 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 47.8 152% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 665 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 490 362% 487 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 220%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 98GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 76 77 77 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 87.5 Write 77.3 Mixed 57 SusWrite 75.7 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 560 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2176 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 27.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 25.3 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	300x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	162x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	112x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	76x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	60x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	31x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $998

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16