Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '17 at 08:00
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 135
2-Core 261
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 726
76% 610 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6391) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 201
Parallax 179
146% 186 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 174
Splatting 124
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 466
Write 137
Mixed 200
58% 268 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 16.5
116% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 39.6
57% 106 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 83%
Seagate ST2000DL 004 HD204UI 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 121
Write 156
Mixed 125
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.39
104% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.8
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 73%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 582 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $658
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