Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 10:48
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 197 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 281 8-Core 398 43% 339 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.5% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 65.5 56% 68.7 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 65.4 54% 66.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 259 273 268 273 264 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 481 Mixed 380 SusWrite 271 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 55.7 195% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 230 209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 118%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 131 134 135 135 133 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 120 Write 112 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 132 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 20.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 79%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 580 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	234x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	103x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	51x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	67x
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	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16