Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics162% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150309
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 22:40
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 131
2-Core 270
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 707
79% 620 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
162% Outstanding
Lighting 226
Reflection 241
Parallax 248
184% 238 fps
MRender 265
Gravity 217
Splatting 143
163% 208 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 162%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
321GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 554 552 558 576 576 576 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 756
Write 616
Mixed 654
SusWrite 565
146% 648 MB/s
4K Read 68.2
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 92
302% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 626
DQ Mixed 1,121
725% 842 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 190%
Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 346 328 309 308 309 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 494
Mixed 464
SusWrite 325
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 65
225% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 127%
Great: 129%
Samsung Portable SSD T1 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 367 369 379 378 379 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 406
Write 389
Mixed 362
SusWrite 373
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 29.4
96% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 148
112% 150 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.7% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.9
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 22.3
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 579 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $658
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