Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics145% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive127% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 01:44
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 224
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 626
61% 499 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 195
Reflection 217
Parallax 226
158% 212 fps
MRender 249
Gravity 195
Splatting 137
152% 194 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 145%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 296 290 248 218 228 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 649
Write 528
Mixed 438
SusWrite 273
105% 472 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 52.9
180% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 758
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 718
514% 665 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 127%
Great: 353%
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
17GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 120 94 85 97 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 500
Write 186
Mixed 90
SusWrite 109
48% 222 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 37.8
143% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 116
116% 189 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 89%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
80GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 58 59 58 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
34.5% Below average
Read 62
Write 63
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 58.1
43% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.1
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 18.5
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,030 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $998
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