Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.1% 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 Drive	144% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '19 at 11:19
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 253 34% 255 Pts	64-Core 261 16% 261 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Lighting 28 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 33.2 23% 30.3 fps	MRender 26.5 Gravity 22.1 Splatting 35 24% 27.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 516 310 310 309 307 301 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 687 Write 584 Mixed 408 SusWrite 342 113% 505 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 47.9 213% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 783 DQ Write 638 DQ Mixed 57.2 221% 493 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 63GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 474 Write 452 Mixed 377 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 44.8 170% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 46.6 69% 134 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 97GB free Firmware: CS900J13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 376 375 387 265 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 420 Write 425 Mixed 376 SusWrite 310 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 36.1 142% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 39.7 86% 171 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 226GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 386 385 398 417 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 454 Mixed 400 SusWrite 385 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 54.3 193% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 64.1 113% 225 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 868 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1099 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.3% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 7.5 22% 7.87 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 6.6 21% 7.33 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 34%

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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 9%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	233x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	103x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	51x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $658

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