Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '17 at 21:32
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 471
62% 465 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 164
Parallax 153
113% 152 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 144
Splatting 125
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
477GB free
Firmware: EXM0
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 491
Mixed 506
112% 499 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 39.4
194% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 31.4
70% 149 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM0
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 457
Mixed 483
108% 484 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 30.7
167% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 20.3
77% 169 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170
324GB free
Firmware: 80.0
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 59.3
Write 67.5
Mixed 61.5
47% 62.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 0.33
4K Mixed 0.15
41% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 63%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
207GB free
Firmware: 01.0
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 98.6
Write 86.2
Mixed 92.1
70% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 2.33
4K Mixed 0.2
84% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.6
64% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 22
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,030 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS - $350

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $998
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