Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics44.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150407
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 14:33
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 72.5
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 237
73% 136 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 436
56% 421 Pts
64-Core 369
23% 369 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Asus(1043 850E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44.6% Average
Lighting 53.5
Reflection 65.6
Parallax 57.5
44% 58.9 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 56
Splatting 50.9
47% 57.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 369 386 271 205 199 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 412
Write 398
Mixed 293
SusWrite 283
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 34.9
119% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 31.8
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 48.2
47% 70.3 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
172GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 156 157 157 157 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 119
Write 108
Mixed 87.9
SusWrite 155
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9
54GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 58 55 25 24 24 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 152
Write 51.1
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 37.2
85% 75.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.6
147% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 19.4
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 13.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 95.8
42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 579 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $658
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HDDRAMUSB
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