Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.7% 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 Drive	105% 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.
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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151025
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '17 at 18:34
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 88.1 2-Core 174 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 294 38% 290 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.43 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.7% Poor	Lighting 7.43 Reflection 106 Parallax 96.1 6% 69.9 fps	MRender 88 Gravity 92.6 Splatting 77.7 70% 86.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 847 Write 430 Mixed 546 134% 607 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 16.4 106% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 14 93% 213 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 182%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 154GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 58.2 Mixed 52.6 42% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.47 91% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 108%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 708GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 79.2 Write 80 Mixed 76.4 101% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.15 53% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 4,966 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.7% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 10.4 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 11.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	300x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	162x

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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16