Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (1st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 99 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '23 at 01:53
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	91%

PC Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 32 2-Core 70.6 23% 51.3 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 202 22% 176 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 46% Great: 72%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 445GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 104 Write 127 Mixed 114 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 5.2 18% 6.63 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 116 85% 110 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 107%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB 369 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 25GB free, PID 0803 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 49.3 Write 31.8 Mixed 36.2 47% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 34% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 1x8GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	13.9% Very poor	MC Read 5.3 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 4.8 16% 5.57 GB/s	SC Read 1.2 SC Write 3.2 SC Mixed 1.6 6% 2 GB/s	Latency 700 6% 700 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	104x
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	64x
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

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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