Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	43.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 16:15
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 340,934 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.7% Average	Memory 81.1 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 83.5 53% 78 Pts	4-Core 70.8 8-Core 95.3 11% 83.1 Pts	64-Core 45.7 3% 45.7 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 642,081 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.3% Average	Lighting 58.3 Reflection 0.19 Parallax 0.12 47% 19.6 fps	MRender 5.19 Gravity 56.4 Splatting 0.39 39% 20.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$150 2,526 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 172 163 151 198 208 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 431 Write 274 Mixed 312 SusWrite 178 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 22.6 4K Mixed 24.1 79% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 94.4 DQ Mixed 114 96% 143 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 69%
Intel 335 Series 180GB-$189 2,243 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 159GB free Firmware: 335u SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 155 164 159 161 162 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 330 Write 209 Mixed 228 SusWrite 160 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 31.1 127% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 137 119% 176 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 87%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$80 6,598 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 94GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 63 63 63 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 78.2 Write 9 Mixed 32 SusWrite 62.9 34% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 60%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$100 100,090 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 154 159 160 168 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 146 Mixed 95.9 SusWrite 158 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	29.1% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 9.7 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 4.2 SC Write 3.4 SC Mixed 9 16% 5.53 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 63%

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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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Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 84%, 340,934 samples	308x
Core i5-4690KIntel $221Bench 79%, 219,579 samples	270x
Core i7-4790Intel $209Bench 77%, 208,325 samples	180x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 642,081 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	84x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 178,993 samples	71x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 102%, 737,528 samples	57x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 647,981 samples	50x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $115Bench 114%, 362,789 samples	35x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 83,026 samples	75x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 64,502 samples	30x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 56%, 42,223 samples	23x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16