Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive145% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 23 '20 at 23:15
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 92.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 218
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 376
48% 366 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme LITEON CA3-8D256 256GB
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 14879 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 211 199 188 190 169 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 686
Write 696
Mixed 583
SusWrite 220
122% 546 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 70.6
233% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 754
DQ Write 638
DQ Mixed 648
499% 680 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 145%
Great: 194%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
355GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 151 151 154 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 149
Write 92.7
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 153
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5402-061.A00LF 9905403-173.A00LF 99U5402-061.A00LF 9905403-173.A00LF 8GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 18.1
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 20.3
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 65%

 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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