Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141104
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '17 at 18:06
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 77.1 1-Core 92.5 2-Core 159 65% 110 Pts	4-Core 280 8-Core 311 39% 295 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.96% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 6.96 Parallax 6.69 3% 5.89 fps	MRender 8 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8.26 5% 6.24 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.96% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 30 Parallax 35.2 31% 34.4 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 35.7 Splatting 34.6 29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 0707 Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 96.7 Write 71.5 Mixed 57.2 56% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 3.51 4K Mixed 0.2 108% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 66%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 562GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 171 2233 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2327 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5212 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2322 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 187 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2142 (C2) HDA temperature 93 90 50 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	95% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 163 Mixed 149 120% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.27 113% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 109%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40 22,667 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 130GB free Firmware: GF100-07 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 252 100 0 (03) Spinup time 80 73 3000 (04) Start/Stop count 84 84 15644 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 2234140 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 99 99 9 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 5233 (B8) Unknown 252 252 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 274 (BC) Unknown 252 252 0 (BE) vendor-specific 103 91 50 (C2) HDA temperature 103 91 50 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 99 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 184 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 252 100 0	40.4% Average	Read 69.5 Write 71.4 Mixed 69.7 53% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.35 83% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 42%
Samsung M3 Portable 500GB 4,300 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 402GB free, PID 61b3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 84.9 Write 98 Mixed 71.3 110% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.34 85% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 42%
Mass Storage Device 64GB 770 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 26GB free, PID 125d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 20.7 Write 11.7 Mixed 19.4 21% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.52 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 1.35 140% 3.01 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 2,134 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1373 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	36% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 11.6 36% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 9.7 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 63%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS/BR

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	63x
Core i5-4690Intel $52Bench 67%, 73,695 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	46x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	22x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	21x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	12x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	10x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $363

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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