Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


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 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.7% 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	99.2% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '19 at 18:44
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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 i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 107 2-Core 227 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 422 57% 425 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.7% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 86.2 Parallax 80.4 52% 76.9 fps	MRender 74.1 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 74.6 60% 72.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 48 58 80 82 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 254 Mixed 369 SusWrite 72.8 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 57.2 195% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 220 198% 299 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 134%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 90GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 414 423 348 414 427 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 442 Mixed 356 SusWrite 382 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 40.1 156% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 157 138% 203 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 480GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 162 162 161 161 163 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 127 Mixed 79 SusWrite 162 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	300x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	162x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	112x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	76x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	60x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	31x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $998

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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