Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive133% 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 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 17 '18 at 21:37
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 536
71% 534 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 125
Parallax 106
96% 116 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 107
Splatting 104
85% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 418 288 284 283 277 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 492
Mixed 358
SusWrite 316
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 72.1
248% 93.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
Samsung PM830 2.5" 128GB
27GB free
Firmware: CXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 302 300 296 297 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 478
Write 257
Mixed 277
SusWrite 290
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 25.4
107% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 86
DQ Mixed 132
112% 170 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 73%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
430GB free
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 135 134 136 136 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 128
Write 126
Mixed 109
SusWrite 135
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 21.6
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 63%

 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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