Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.8% 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	92.9% 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	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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141009
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '17 at 21:49
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 253 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 655 67% 540 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 56 Parallax 48.1 46% 53.6 fps	MRender 53.5 Gravity 51.5 Splatting 42 39% 49 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 128GB-$40 2,673 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5935 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1229 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 88 88 361 (AE) Unknown 100 100 58 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 38 266288955433 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 88 88 12 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 22361173841 (F7) Unknown 100 100 9016567 (F8) Unknown 100 100 170560434	92.9% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 345 Mixed 408 94% 424 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 31.4 159% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 33.3 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 22.6 36% 65.5 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 104%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 350GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 157856032 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1645 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 60689797 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9717 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1230 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 85 85 15 (BE) vendor-specific 56 39 57720805785644 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 127 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 18591 (C2) HDA temperature 44 61 60129542188 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 18124762001540 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16110409150 (F2) Unknown 100 253 29001418815	65.3% Good	Read 101 Write 125 Mixed 108 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 5.39 4K Mixed 0.66 205% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.9 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 63%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	233x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	102x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	51x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	27x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $658

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) $30	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