Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.2% 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	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '20 at 18:59
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 233 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 636 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2200-$440 13,860 User benchmarks, average bench 16% HP(103C 1097) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 353.30 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 16.3 Parallax 18.5 18% 19 fps	MRender 23.3 Gravity 19.7 Splatting 16 16% 19.7 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871a M.2 2280 512GB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV22D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 473 481 480 481 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 457 Mixed 377 SusWrite 477 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 57 183% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 358 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 73GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 475 482 482 482 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 462 Mixed 394 SusWrite 478 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.6 189% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB 20,023 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 279GB free Firmware: SE0ZB4A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 73 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 72.8 Write 69.8 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 74.1 43% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 M378B1G73DB0-CK0 Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8C-PB 32GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 24.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns

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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 $90Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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