Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.42% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150304
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 04 '21 at 21:21
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 191
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 603
59% 484 Pts
64-Core 605
37% 605 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000D
Nvidia(10DE 096F) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
7.42% Terrible
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 10.4
7% 9.87 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 8.5
Splatting 9.7
8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.42%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 71 59 57 39 55 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 485
Write 410
Mixed 412
SusWrite 102
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 7.8
DQ Mixed 47.9
54% 99 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 92%
Samsung 850 PRO 1TB
112GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 154 154 154 154 153 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 456
Mixed 409
SusWrite 185
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 54.5
187% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 353
267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 105%
Great: 116%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
112GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 147 147 147 148 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 460
Mixed 400
SusWrite 179
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 53.9
186% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 354
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 104%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-160.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.9
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 19.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,034 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $160Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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