Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive104% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '18 at 14:52
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU7%

 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 95.7
1-Core 128
2-Core 253
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 667
59% 500 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
Asus(1043 847B) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.95% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 3
Parallax 1.19
2% 2.2 fps
MRender 2.81
Gravity 2.3
Splatting 2.09
2% 2.4 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.95%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 151 149 149 147 143 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 439
Mixed 358
SusWrite 178
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 51.1
191% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 354
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 115%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 159 164 163 165 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
90% Excellent
Read 150
Write 159
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 163
90% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 90%
Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53
1.5TB free
Firmware: JKAOA20N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 120 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 127
Write 129
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 120
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.4% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 19.7
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 67%

 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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