Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	0.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '19 at 19:10
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 67.2 1-Core 100 2-Core 204 68% 124 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 523 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.59% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 7 Parallax 3.69 3% 4.83 fps	MRender 5.29 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8 4% 5.25 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.59% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 29 83 30 32 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 415 Write 92.7 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 44.6 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 30.7 81% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 51 DQ Mixed 140 113% 166 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 91%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 504GB free Firmware: 1AG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 57 Write 28 Mixed 39 SusWrite 52.1 33% 44 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 150 135 150 153 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 93.5 Write 153 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 146 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.3 106% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 316GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 108 90 119 121 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 50.7 Write 78.3 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 106 47% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 83%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 372GB free Firmware: 1AG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 94 95 95 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 84.8 Write 49.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 93.7 50% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 59%
Sandisk Ultra Fit 124GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 38GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 46 24 17 37 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 73 Write 65.5 Mixed 64 SusWrite 40.1 45% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.4 337% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 76%
Patriot Memory 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 0GB free Firmware: PMAP Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 60.7 Write 23 Mixed 12 23% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 479% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	22.1% Poor	MC Read 8.3 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 8.3 24% 8.4 GB/s	SC Read 0.4 SC Write 2.2 SC Mixed 0.1 3% 0.9 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 60%

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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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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