Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 164%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics203% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 05 '22 at 20:38
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 233
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 649
66% 534 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
203% Outstanding
Lighting 295
Reflection 261
Parallax 345
240% 300 fps
MRender 339
Gravity 253
Splatting 185
204% 259 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 203%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 151 113 117 87 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 985
Write 468
Mixed 425
SusWrite 139
111% 504 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 91
4K Mixed 42.3
154% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 462
DQ Write 443
DQ Mixed 230
234% 378 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 115%
Great: 332%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
81GB free
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 526 537 561 578 549 504 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 711
Write 594
Mixed 484
SusWrite 542
131% 583 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 59.4
199% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 763
DQ Write 629
DQ Mixed 820
580% 738 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 154%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
57.4% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.2
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 19.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,031 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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