Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	20.3% 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	44.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '20 at 18:28
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	CRI-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4360-$77 1,789 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	47.2% Average	Memory 81.5 1-Core 27.9 2-Core 48.5 39% 52.6 Pts	4-Core 76.8 8-Core 89.7 11% 83.2 Pts	64-Core 96.7 6% 96.7 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.3% Poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 41.1 16% 28 fps	MRender 30.3 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 38.2 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 125 96 99 129 124 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.3% Average	Read 240 Write 283 Mixed 265 SusWrite 130 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 25.8 4K Mixed 12.8 63% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 123 108% 163 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 930GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 101 109 115 114 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 118 Write 101 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 110 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 164% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 74%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 26GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 8.8 10 14 13 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	6.15% Terrible	Read 21.1 Write 23.2 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 11.8 18% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.15% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42.7% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 16.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	300x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
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 $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	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 $295	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