Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	11.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	109% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '17 at 22:45
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-5675C-$289 945 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 516 69% 517 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 6200 (Desktop) 1,198 User benchmarks, average bench 10% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Lighting 12.9 Reflection 14 Parallax 16.2 10% 14.3 fps	MRender 15 Gravity 12.3 Splatting 20.7 14% 16 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 256GB-$152 8,333 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 15383 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1616 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 92 92 260 (AE) Unknown 100 100 651 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 52 206159478818 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (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 92 92 8 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 70722699457 (F7) Unknown 100 100 2217198177 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2065259975	109% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 469 Mixed 459 108% 483 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 36.7 149% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 68.6 123% 243 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	57% Above average	Read 116 Write 83.3 Mixed 66.1 66% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 0.48 4K Mixed 0.33 73% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL9-4GBXM 0420 F3-2133C9-4GXL 0420 F3-17000CL9-4GBXM 0420 F3-2133C9-4GXL 16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2244, 2244, 2244, 2244 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 51.1 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 22.6 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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 $300	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