Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.5% 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	86.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360x768x4294967296 szín, 2560x1440x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '18 at 18:55
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 215 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 412 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 82%

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)	3.99% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 6.62 Parallax 7.06 3% 5.9 fps	MRender 8.52 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8.17 5% 6.39 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.99% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 44.2 Parallax 39 36% 42.5 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 36.3 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 135 153 153 145 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 352 Write 214 Mixed 245 SusWrite 146 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 46.6 175% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 188 151% 213 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 294GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 167 174 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 116 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 163 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.1% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 86%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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