Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.3% 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 Drive9.02% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '18 at 15:24
Run Duration294 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 589
59% 481 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
PowerColor(148C 3001) 3GB
CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.2.3
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
38.3% Below average
Lighting 49.9
Reflection 33.2
Parallax 65.8
41% 49.6 fps
MRender 32.1
Gravity 48.9
Splatting 41.6
34% 40.9 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
9.02% Terrible
Read 195
Write 18.9
Mixed 31.5
17% 81.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.07
4K Write 0.04
4K Mixed 0.05
0% 0.05 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 9.02%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
137GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 117
Write 116
Mixed 28.2
63% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
48% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1632 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.7% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 19.5
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 20.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 578 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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