Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics9.7% 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 Drive51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 02 '18 at 14:21
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 131
2-Core 257
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 664
68% 548 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1559) 2GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.7% Terrible
Lighting 10.9
Reflection 12.9
Parallax 9.19
9% 11 fps
MRender 15.1
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 14.7
11% 13.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.7%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 161
Write 142
Mixed 110
30% 137 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 12.8
109% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 69.8
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 30.6
46% 83.1 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 51%
Great: 85%
SiImage 240GB
96GB free
Firmware: 0000
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
43% Average
Read 337
Write 137
Mixed 144
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 7.59
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 5.66
56% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 98.3
DQ Mixed 43.4
54% 95.7 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43%
Great: 84%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1TB free
Firmware: 1AQ1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 114
Write 132
Mixed 108
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.32
95% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
611GB free
Firmware: 1AQ1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
67% Good
Read 95.5
Write 138
Mixed 102
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.28
86% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 67%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-550.A00LF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
52.1% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.4
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $363
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