Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '21 at 19:21
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 231 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 462 57% 435 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 132 Parallax 122 100% 126 fps	MRender 91.2 Gravity 126 Splatting 113 91% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1211 Write 745 Mixed 406 173% 787 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 45 172% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 866 DQ Write 594 DQ Mixed 653 508% 704 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Micron_1300_MTFDDAK1T0TDL 1TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 173GB free Firmware: M5MU000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 339 406 380 418 419 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 405 Write 397 Mixed 343 SusWrite 372 86% 379 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 29.7 4K Mixed 33.1 111% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 84.8 DQ Mixed 149 130% 202 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 122%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 81GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,253 Write 5,972 Mixed 5,833 1,344% 6,019 MB/s	4K Read 321 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 210 845% 233 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 765 DQ Mixed 910 693% 946 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 2,772 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 52.1 120% 41.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 23.1 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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 $179	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