Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.9% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 07:36
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 116 2-Core 216 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 519 56% 446 Pts	64-Core 538 33% 538 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4990) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.49 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.3% Good	Lighting 77.3 Reflection 92.4 Parallax 83.7 63% 84.5 fps	MRender 78.8 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 72.7 61% 74.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 4TB SSD 7 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900702 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 359 400 425 432 429 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 364 Write 414 Mixed 392 SusWrite 386 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 33.2 108% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 202 151% 201 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 129%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 394GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.9% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 41.2 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 40.5 9% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 12 41% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 29.3 DQ Write 25.7 DQ Mixed 24.1 19% 26.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 97%
Seagate PS4 Game Drive 2TB 686 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 615GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 87 90 91 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 49 Write 70.2 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 86.5 44% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.1 117% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 4x8GB 622 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	56% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 15.9 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.5 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	0	72.3"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV SSCR2

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	227x
Core i7-4790Intel $207Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	126x
Core i5-4690KIntel $95Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	110x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	79x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	56x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	19x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $40Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	19x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	34x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	21x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	19x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16