Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.7% 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	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '20 at 19:38
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570S 11,172 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 66.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 195 68% 123 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 322 35% 276 Pts	64-Core 349 22% 349 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 44.8 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 42.2 36% 43.9 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 34.7 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 128GB-$190 585 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 198 254 297 294 285 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 668 Write 328 Mixed 341 SusWrite 254 88% 398 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 41.5 149% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 244 188% 262 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 116%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 111GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 222 294 299 277 295 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 463 Mixed 381 SusWrite 281 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 44 152% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 203 193% 302 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 113%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 142 143 142 143 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 180 Write 170 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 142 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 1 34% 9.73 MB/s	DQ Read 1.4 DQ Write 13.8 DQ Mixed 0.5 2% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 39%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 146 144 145 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 51 Write 55.2 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 145 50% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 361% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C10-8GTX Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	48.3% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.4 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 53%

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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 9%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	234x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	104x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	51x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	67x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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