Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics68.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMar 26 '20 at 12:15
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 95.5
1-Core 100
2-Core 159
73% 118 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 373
47% 359 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Nvidia(10DE 1324) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.2% Good
Lighting 89
Reflection 82.7
Parallax 73.5
72% 81.7 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 74
60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 128GB-$144
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 124 146 127 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 442
Write 146
Mixed 200
SusWrite 138
51% 232 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 38.3
132% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 156
130% 191 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 84%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
36GB free
Firmware: 03090004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 120 45 45 48 48 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 422
Write 323
Mixed 287
SusWrite 83.3
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 35.2
119% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 118
97% 138 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
145GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 91 91 90 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 106
Write 48
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 90.1
53% 72.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1923 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
69.5% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 22.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 21
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $363
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