Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '21 at 17:53
Run Duration314 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 86
1-Core 106
2-Core 211
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 396
55% 405 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Asus(1043 84AD) 1GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Lighting 18.5
Reflection 17.6
Parallax 17.3
15% 17.8 fps
MRender 23.5
Gravity 19.1
Splatting 15.7
16% 19.4 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
3TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 163 157 168 158 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 179
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 162
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
136% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
466GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 84 82 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 86.2
Write 82.9
Mixed 61.4
SusWrite 82.9
58% 78.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-447.A00LF 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 11.2
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 13.2
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,032 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $998
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HDDRAMUSB
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