Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 01 '21 at 19:22
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 217
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 482
64% 478 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Lighting 96.1
Reflection 95.6
Parallax 89.6
78% 93.8 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 85.7
Splatting 77
76% 96.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 45 28 44 47 48 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134
31GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 304 303 116 126 157 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 415
Write 369
Mixed 272
SusWrite 212
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 37.7
153% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 159
140% 205 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
289GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 137 136 137 136 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 150
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 136
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,031 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $998
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