Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '18 at 00:33
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3-$209
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 211
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 509
56% 442 Pts
64-Core 558
35% 558 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Lighting 69.6
Reflection 68.4
Parallax 66.8
57% 68.2 fps
MRender 69
Gravity 62.3
Splatting 53.8
50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 120GB
63GB free
Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
63.3% Good
Read 482
Write 135
Mixed 213
60% 276 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 12.9
96% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 38.6
66% 134 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 96%
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0815B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 475
Write 147
Mixed 228
62% 283 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 16.9
99% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 20.6
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 48.5
47% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 82%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 114
Write 115
Mixed 112
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.19
82% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
58.1% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 17.3
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $663
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