Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 89.3%, 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 10 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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '20 at 06:25
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 230 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 650 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.3% 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 17.2 16% 17.8 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-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,278 Write 5,925 Mixed 6,232 1,442% 6,478 MB/s	4K Read 819 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 314 1,752% 446 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 844 671% 951 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 52GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 288 162 109 88 66 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 445 Mixed 323 SusWrite 181 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 42.6 158% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 57.2 112% 226 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 110%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 89GB free Firmware: 03.03E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 109 104 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 111 Write 112 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 108 73% 99.7 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% 402GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 135 132 129 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 103 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 133 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 112%
5 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0561 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 28 29 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 28.1 Mixed 27 SusWrite 28.2 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: 18.4% 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 (94^th percentile)	65.1% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 69%

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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 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	303x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	174x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	164x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	32x
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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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