Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '19 at 00:52
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 96 2-Core 191 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 333 47% 347 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500M8120G 120GB 1,552 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 111GB free Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 69 74 75 71 68 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 467 Write 337 Mixed 313 SusWrite 84.9 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 37.6 129% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 76.4 77% 123 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$85 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 35GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 109 140 114 107 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 74.2 Write 130 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 122 73% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 198% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 253GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 154 159 122 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 134 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 130 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 51 34 66 73 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 90 Write 50.8 Mixed 62 SusWrite 60.6 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 70GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 87 87 88 86 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 49.8 Write 90.5 Mixed 54 SusWrite 85 52% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.4 185% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M379B5273CH0-CH9 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 50%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	233x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	102x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	51x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	27x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $658

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