Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2880 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors, 2880 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 11:02
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 172 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 533 51% 421 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 92 93 93 91 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 292 Write 297 Mixed 248 SusWrite 92.8 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 24.8 87% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 294 225% 304 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 16GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 85 86 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 69.6 Write 81.6 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 85.6 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 70% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 72%
0 500GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 178GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 29 28 30 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 64.7 Write 68 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 28.5 37% 50.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 66%
0 4TB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 24GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 28.6 Write 31.3 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 13.6 19% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 93%
1 4TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 21GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 30.4 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 13.6 19% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 91%
1 4TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 63GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 47 49 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 81.1 Write 76.1 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 48.2 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 91%
0 4TB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 34GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 47 49 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	47% Average	Read 115 Write 92.3 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 48.2 63% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 93%
1 4TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 488GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 29 29 28 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 125 Write 115 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 28.4 63% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 91%
0 8TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 488GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 125 Write 155 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 61.1 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.4 297% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 111%
1 8TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 488GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 133 Write 132 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 61.1 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.7 310% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 116%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 29 28 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 125 Write 133 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 28.5 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.7 322% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 4x4GB 1,102 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15.7 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 13.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 65%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	300x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	173x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	112x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	76x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	60x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	31x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $998

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16