Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.4% 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	141% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '21 at 21:05
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-5675C-$289 945 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 232 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 449 61% 453 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 39.5 35% 42.2 fps	MRender 35.3 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 34.7 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1000GB SSD 1,899 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 313GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 565 603 609 636 649 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 569 Write 569 Mixed 521 SusWrite 575 126% 558 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 52.5 155% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 775 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 842 611% 789 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 44GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 115 115 113 116 111 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 110 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 77GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 85 88 97 96 91 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 86.8 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 88.3 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 64.7 Write 46.9 Mixed 60.5 43% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 105 105 104 106 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 78.1 Write 40.6 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 103 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 72%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 369GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 117 119 119 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 57.7 Write 57.1 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 114 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 67%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 101 Write 98.7 Mixed 50.6 62% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 57.6 130% 45.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 23.1 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 86%

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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	30	84.6"	1280 720	HEC002F HISENSE

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	300x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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