Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '18 at 02:35
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 68.9 2-Core 224 71% 128 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 641 67% 536 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 11C2) 3GB; Galax CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 60.6 55% 65.8 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 69.4 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 106 107 100 102 99 MB/s Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.3% Good	Read 229 Write 142 Mixed 201 SusWrite 100 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 31 133% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 116 91% 124 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 75%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 75GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 89 94 95 94 95 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 298 Write 121 Mixed 174 SusWrite 93.7 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 22.5 113% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 86.5 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 98.1 76% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 142GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 136 134 137 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 131 Write 88.2 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 136 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 886GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 107 108 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	60% Good	Read 103 Write 101 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 106 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.2% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 15.4 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 86%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	63x
Core i5-4690Intel $52Bench 67%, 73,695 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	46x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	22x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	21x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	12x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	10x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $363

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