Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% 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 Drive	168% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 00:33
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 733 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 741 46% 741 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 210 Parallax 243 176% 223 fps	MRender 272 Gravity 218 Splatting 163 172% 218 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 536GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 414 410 404 417 418 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 629 Write 565 Mixed 600 SusWrite 410 124% 551 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 87.3 272% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 666 DQ Mixed 986 666% 810 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 488%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 307GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 243 242 232 238 239 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 449 Mixed 384 SusWrite 238 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.5 209% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 2x8GB 7,244 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 20.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 18.8 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 68%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 40: 5R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
40%	8%	149	260	157	100	34"	3440 1440	SAM0F1D C34J79x

History: Score 44: 5R 3G 10B | Score 40: 5R 4G 3B

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	233x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	102x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	51x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	27x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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