Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	48.5% 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	49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 15:26
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 94.9 1-Core 25.8 2-Core 82.5 47% 67.7 Pts	4-Core 96.9 8-Core 339 23% 218 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 58.8 Parallax 109 35% 70 fps	MRender 92.6 Gravity 97.7 Splatting 87.8 76% 92.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 127 162 148 145 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 409 Write 341 Mixed 307 SusWrite 173 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 29.3 4K Mixed 16.2 59% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 74.9 DQ Mixed 40.3 45% 78.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 56%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 61GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 108 107 110 114 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 264 Write 151 Mixed 192 SusWrite 110 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 30.5 106% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 97.1 83% 121 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 73%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB 5,441 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 25GB free Firmware: SBFM71.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 6 92 62 12 8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 303 Write 113 Mixed 162 SusWrite 57.3 35% 159 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 19 84% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 138 129% 196 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 281GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 115 117 116 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 118 Write 100 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 116 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 88%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 198 195 197 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 172 Mixed 78 SusWrite 195 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1904 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 22.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 9.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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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 $51Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16