Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.8% 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 Drive55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 Z97M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 15 '17 at 21:30
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 391
58% 423 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1575 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Lighting 76
Reflection 75.6
Parallax 68
62% 73.2 fps
MRender 78.5
Gravity 70.4
Splatting 59.1
56% 69.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 424
Write 173
Mixed 214
59% 271 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 9.09
85% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 28.6
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 11
26% 51.9 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
180GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 113
Write 133
Mixed 133
96% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.19
92% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1979 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.1% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 23.5
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 22.1
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $363
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