Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.3% 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	164% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 05:02
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 126 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 658 71% 565 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.3% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 76.1 Parallax 65.7 58% 70.8 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 71 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 898GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 598 564 589 547 535 557 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 589 Write 531 Mixed 534 SusWrite 565 125% 555 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 72.5 238% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 1,078 711% 841 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 38GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 326 229 200 201 165 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 440 Mixed 354 SusWrite 261 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 64.7 208% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 361 270% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
USB 2.0 Flash Drive 8GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 0165 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.9 6.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	7.04% Terrible	Read 30.6 Write 4.7 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 6 12% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.04% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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 $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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