Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.6% 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)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 03 '16 at 17:35
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570S
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 198
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 381
51% 379 Pts
64-Core 381
24% 381 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 22.5
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 19.8
18% 19.7 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 18.4
Splatting 16.6
16% 20.1 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 139
Write 114
Mixed 116
92% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 0.17
81% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1648 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
30.6% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 9.6
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 8.4
22% 7.6 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 578 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $658
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