Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.1% 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)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '20 at 04:59
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 201
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 349
47% 351 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Nvidia(10DE 1C81) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.1% Poor
Lighting 34.9
Reflection 25.5
Parallax 31.5
28% 30.6 fps
MRender 36.7
Gravity 32.7
Splatting 31.8
27% 33.7 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0105A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 478
Write 428
Mixed 11
67% 306 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.4
33% 8.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
62GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 147 147 149 152 147 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 140
Write 65.5
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 146
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.9
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 22
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 70%

 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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