Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 8 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '23 at 19:59
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 106 2-Core 198 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 507 53% 423 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1444 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.2% Average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 61.1 50% 62.9 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 52.9 49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 198 99 90 29 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33% Below average	Read 177 Write 104 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 155 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 12.5 52% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 18.3 DQ Write 20 DQ Mixed 18.5 14% 18.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 102%
PNY SSD2SC060G3SA754D117-490I 60GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 56GB free Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 98 98 99 98 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 466 Write 97 Mixed 140 SusWrite 97.9 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 32.1 116% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 97 DQ Mixed 118 106% 164 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 216GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 107 102 106 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 140 Write 146 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 105 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.1% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.7 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 15.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 62%

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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%	7	286	60	60	23.1"	1920 1080	GSM5A23 23MP55

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	63x
Core i5-4690Intel $51Bench 67%, 73,695 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	46x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	22x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	21x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	12x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	10x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $363

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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