Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	102% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 11:31
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 78.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 253 83% 152 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 485 64% 481 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 512GB 512GB 2,208 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 445GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0417A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 542 190 179 157 159 178 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 639 Write 532 Mixed 527 SusWrite 234 108% 483 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 17.1 117% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 758 DQ Write 514 DQ Mixed 392 358% 555 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 260%
Kingston SV100S2128G 128GB 1,081 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 117GB free Firmware: D110225a SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 49 66 108 74 61 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 124 Write 49 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 69.2 14% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 23.4 4K Mixed 10.6 40% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 12.1 DQ Write 41.6 DQ Mixed 17.3 16% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 0215 CMV8GX3M2A1600C11 0215 CMV8GX3M2A1600C11 16GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 17.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.1 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns

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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%

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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 $109Bench 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 $40	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