Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	190% 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 Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '22 at 21:10
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 98 1-Core 121 2-Core 233 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 592 61% 494 Pts	64-Core 609 38% 609 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 276 Reflection 241 Parallax 276 225% 265 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 236 Splatting 171 188% 239 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 445 452 276 193 99 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 451 Mixed 441 SusWrite 315 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 52.4 166% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 297 242% 345 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 24GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 162 161 160 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 253 Write 168 Mixed 161 SusWrite 159 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 22.5 80% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 97.8 DQ Mixed 72.6 66% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 51%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 475GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 129 114 108 135 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 107 Write 83 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 125 62% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 27.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 25.6 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 45.8 87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	300x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	173x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	112x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	76x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	60x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	31x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $998

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16