Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	36.6% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years 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 (30^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-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	48% Average	Memory 81.1 1-Core 69 2-Core 81.5 52% 77.2 Pts	4-Core 88.1 8-Core 97.6 12% 92.8 Pts	64-Core 84.6 5% 84.6 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.6% Below average	Lighting 58.3 Reflection 0.19 Parallax 0.12 48% 19.6 fps	MRender 5.19 Gravity 56.4 Splatting 0.39 15% 20.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180 3,042 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 (56^th 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: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 69%
Intel 335 Series 180GB-$169 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 159GB free Firmware: 335u SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 155 164 159 161 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th 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: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 88%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136 7,908 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 94GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 63 63 63 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^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: 59%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 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: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 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: 82%

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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 42%

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Desktop 84%

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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	173x
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 $76Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16