Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 06:48
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (58^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 267 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 687 72% 578 Pts	64-Core 681 42% 681 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84AC) 2GB CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 21.8 Reflection 18.8 Parallax 21.4 18% 20.7 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 17.2 18% 22 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 389 383 401 403 400 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 452 Write 359 Mixed 313 SusWrite 396 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 26.5 96% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 196 155% 225 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 124%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 932GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 151 155 153 150 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 86.2 Write 55.5 Mixed 57 SusWrite 151 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 123%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2.5TB free Firmware: MFAOAA70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 103 107 107 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 158 Write 163 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 105 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-079.A00LF 2x8GB 847 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.7% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.1 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 22.4 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27F6 ASUS VE278

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	300x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	173x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	162x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	112x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	76x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	60x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	31x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $998

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16