Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 15 '17 at 20:06
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 111
2-Core 211
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 571
60% 483 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 171
Parallax 137
130% 156 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 186
Splatting 124
118% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 491
Write 217
Mixed 297
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 13.3
72% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 70.2
97% 176 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
324GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 154
Mixed 151
119% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.23
4K Write 2.66
4K Mixed 0.36
140% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
68.9% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 20.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $363
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