Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.6% 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 Drive76.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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/BR  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 10 '22 at 17:28
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 104
2-Core 194
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 525
50% 416 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.6% Poor
Lighting 35.3
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 46.4
29% 37.5 fps
MRender 26.7
Gravity 36.5
Splatting 21.2
22% 28.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 91 104 180 157 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 354
Write 132
Mixed 191
SusWrite 133
45% 202 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 37.5
149% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 149
123% 178 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
46GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 52 62 69 59 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 65.5
Write 55.3
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 57.8
45% 60.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
248GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 68 68 68 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 101
Write 95.9
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 67
67% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-439.A00LF 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.7% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.8
26% 9.27 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 10.1
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 69.6
57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $363
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