Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.8% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '23 at 19:10
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 199 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 548 57% 456 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.72% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 2 Parallax 5.1 2% 3.37 fps	MRender 5.7 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.1 3% 4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.72% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 206 198 199 188 192 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 470 Mixed 369 SusWrite 221 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 49.4 164% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 124%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 61GB free Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 599 149 70 593 310 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 714 Write 625 Mixed 561 SusWrite 290 123% 548 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 23.4 139% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 397 361% 556 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 310%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 10GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 350 Write 349 Mixed 326 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 33.9 4K Mixed 25.2 82% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 168 122% 159 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 15GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 107 102 104 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 73.7 Mixed 21 SusWrite 105 54% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 108%
HP Portable HDD 1TB 256 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 30GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 66.2 Write 72.7 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 82.7 82% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 17.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 63%

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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	60	39	60	27"	1280 720	PHLC0D2 PHL 273V5

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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 $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	162x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 i5-13600K $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 $176	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