Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '17 at 14:43
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 186
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 344
47% 349 Pts
64-Core 366
23% 366 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
PNY(196E 0984) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26% Poor
Lighting 29.7
Reflection 28.5
Parallax 36.3
24% 31.5 fps
MRender 39.7
Gravity 37.7
Splatting 31.9
29% 36.4 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 26%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 154
Write 137
Mixed 123
103% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.17
54% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.9
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 17.5
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 61%

 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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