Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJul 20 '16 at 05:54
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 203
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 371
50% 375 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
Asus(1043 048F) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.150.2211.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.8% Poor
Lighting 28.7
Reflection 33.4
Parallax 34.6
23% 32.2 fps
MRender 25.6
Gravity 26
Splatting 35.5
24% 29 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
669GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 173
Mixed 164
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.24
76% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 2OZ 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.8% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 13.7
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,031 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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