Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive72.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 11 '18 at 12:08
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 230
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 615
62% 503 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
MSI(1462 3020) 1GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.11.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Lighting 12.4
Reflection 13.1
Parallax 14.9
10% 13.5 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 10.7
Splatting 14.3
11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 240GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 300i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 478
Write 194
Mixed 201
64% 291 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 16.5
114% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 61.3
83% 153 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1923 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
70.4% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 22.2
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,032 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $998
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