Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.3% 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 Drive	86.2% 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '18 at 12:35
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (50^th 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 216 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 592 58% 473 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 61.7 56% 66.3 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 55 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 34 35 34 34 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 496 Write 471 Mixed 370 SusWrite 36 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 47.6 165% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 152 151% 247 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 118%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$58 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 102GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 89 88 88 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 90 Write 93.5 Mixed 70 SusWrite 89.2 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 98%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 6TB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 34 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 41.2 25% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.6 220% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 21.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 71%

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Typical Z97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,030 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	299x
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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Total price: $998

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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