Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.2% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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 Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '20 at 19:22
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 246 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 648 61% 508 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% MSI(1462 8A9C) 1GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 16.3 Parallax 18.9 16% 18.4 fps	MRender 23.5 Gravity 19.3 Splatting 17 16% 19.9 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,571 Write 5,393 Mixed 5,656 1,308% 5,873 MB/s	4K Read 596 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 266 1,346% 351 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 589 DQ Mixed 653 503% 691 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 25GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 457 Write 453 Mixed 325 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 41.7 151% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 100 110% 180 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$41 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 89GB free Firmware: 03.03E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 110 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 109 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 401GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 135 133 129 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 143 Write 118 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 133 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 112%
Generic External 500GB 312 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 451GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 34.6 Write 35.3 Mixed 31.4 SusWrite 35.5 47% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 23%
5 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0561 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 29 28 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 34.6 Write 27.5 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 28.3 39% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GB 1,529 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 21.3 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 69%

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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	173x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16