Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics14% 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 Drive107% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 06 '20 at 08:39
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 233
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 484
62% 468 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Gigabyte(1458 3557) 1GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
14% Very poor
Lighting 16.5
Reflection 15.8
Parallax 19.3
14% 17.2 fps
MRender 20.7
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 15.3
15% 18.6 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14%
Great: 15%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 182 164 161 154 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 482
Mixed 362
SusWrite 178
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 55.9
197% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 225
198% 295 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 107%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.8% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 9.3
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 10.3
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 61%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46
HDDRAMUSB
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