Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	96% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 20:15
Run Duration	352 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 216 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 434 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0126A SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 262 262 262 263 262 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 265 Mixed 306 SusWrite 262 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 42.5 156% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 201 165% 235 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 118%
Liteon CV8-8E128 128GB 387 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 71GB free Firmware: C276402 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 145 189 145 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 391 Mixed 406 SusWrite 162 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.8 204% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 119 138% 235 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 93%
Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2 256GB 9,460 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 181GB free Firmware: 3L1QEXH7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1364 406 408 408 408 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,352 Write 2,200 Mixed 1,571 SusWrite 567 373% 1,673 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 80.8 272% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 964 DQ Mixed 1,151 818% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 264%
SSDPR-CL100-240-G2 240GB 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 167GB free Firmware: V3.39 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 35 15 30 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 476 Write 80.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 27.2 31% 147 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 12.8 77% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 74 DQ Mixed 12.4 31% 65.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 81%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 763GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 143 150 150 150 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 119 Write 116 Mixed 42 SusWrite 149 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 2x8GB 2,378 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 23.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 22.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 78%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	233x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	102x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	51x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	27x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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