Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.6% 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 Drive84.9% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 21:25
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 108
2-Core 218
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 426
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
MSI(1462 3030) 2GB
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Lighting 38.8
Reflection 34.8
Parallax 50.7
32% 41.4 fps
MRender 30.7
Gravity 32.1
Splatting 40
29% 34.3 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 174 173 171 168 158 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 426
Write 254
Mixed 301
SusWrite 179
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 37.3
144% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 184
165% 252 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 26.6
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 20.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 84%

 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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