Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 87.4%, 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 Drive84.3% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 27 '18 at 20:24
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 96.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 259
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 673
67% 547 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
PNY(196E 1033) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.3% Very poor
Lighting 4.93
Reflection 6.5
Parallax 5.91
4% 5.78 fps
MRender 50.4
Gravity 44.6
Splatting 0.17
23% 31.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 128 136 137 127 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 408
Write 150
Mixed 200
SusWrite 132
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 44
176% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 117
94% 131 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 82%
Toshiba THNSNJ200PCSZ 200GB
37GB free
Firmware: JZET6102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 315 316 316 318 317 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 308
Mixed 340
SusWrite 316
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 53.5
196% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 268
216% 306 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2176 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.3
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 26.7
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,030 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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