Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics35.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '18 at 00:53
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4160-$79
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 93.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 183
76% 127 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 267
36% 267 Pts
64-Core 268
17% 268 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
EVGA(3842 2774) 2GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35.2% Below average
Lighting 42.7
Reflection 37.6
Parallax 55.2
35% 45.2 fps
MRender 53.5
Gravity 47.8
Splatting 35.1
36% 45.4 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 100
Write 103
Mixed 95.6
75% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.09
4K Write 0.59
4K Mixed 0.19
36% 0.29 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 75%
WD Elements 500GB
14GB free, PID 1048
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
28.5% Poor
Read 62.7
Write 65.5
Mixed 73.2
88% 67.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.21
65% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C7 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
55.7% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 17.5
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.9
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 579 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $658
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