Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.4% 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	63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (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	11.8 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 30 '20 at 08:56
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 255 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 586 62% 494 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.3% 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	16.4% Very poor	Lighting 7.67 Reflection 1.27 Parallax 58.2 6% 22.4 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 41.5 36% 45.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180 3,042 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 287GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 274 251 266 258 248 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 405 Write 228 Mixed 259 SusWrite 255 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 21.8 4K Mixed 25.1 78% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 116 99% 148 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 69%
Intel 335 Series 180GB-$169 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 159GB free Firmware: 335u SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 147 165 161 163 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 329 Write 210 Mixed 222 SusWrite 161 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 34.6 150% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 223 175% 243 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 88%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136 7,908 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 94GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 53 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 73.2 Write 8.5 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 52.7 29% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 59%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 167 167 167 167 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 166 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.7% 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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.2% 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%

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 $94Bench 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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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 $45	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