Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.6% 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 Drive125% 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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '22 at 22:06
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 101
2-Core 185
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 489
50% 405 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Lighting 37.2
Reflection 35
Parallax 32.9
30% 35 fps
MRender 36.5
Gravity 35.4
Splatting 23.8
25% 31.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 286 291 302 302 302 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 684
Write 661
Mixed 643
SusWrite 336
131% 581 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 48
151% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 754
DQ Write 588
DQ Mixed 679
506% 674 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 125%
Great: 271%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
36GB free
Firmware: V8X01c30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 357 359 379 379 377 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 360
Write 344
Mixed 314
SusWrite 362
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 27.4
103% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 95
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 177
130% 165 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB Transcend JM1333KLN-4G HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 0467 RMR1870EC58E9F1333 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.4% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 15.7
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 52%

 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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