Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 02:41
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790S-$60
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 216
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 568
62% 490 Pts
64-Core 564
35% 564 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Lighting 68.2
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 63.1
56% 67.4 fps
MRender 74.5
Gravity 64
Splatting 56.6
52% 65 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 503
Write 111
Mixed 228
61% 281 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 37.8
128% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 57.8
DQ Mixed 118
99% 152 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 M378B5173DB0-CK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
52.2% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 16
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 579 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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