Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive122% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJul 28 '19 at 13:44
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 130
2-Core 256
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 660
71% 565 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2980) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.1% Good
Lighting 75.8
Reflection 80.7
Parallax 71.6
62% 76 fps
MRender 78
Gravity 70
Splatting 63.4
57% 70.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871b 2.5 7mm 512GB
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 452 461 451 453 439 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 442
Mixed 382
SusWrite 454
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 55.1
191% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 20.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 578 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $658
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