Asus Z97M-PLUS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	68.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	0.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '18 at 14:12
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 236 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 603 65% 516 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.5% 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 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 58 52 53 53 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 460 Write 409 Mixed 97 SusWrite 86.9 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 31.4 100% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 231 196% 284 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 91%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 182GB free Firmware: 1AG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 92 93 94 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 45.8 Write 41.3 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 93.4 40% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 187 186 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 198 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 186 109% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 371GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 104 47 65 45 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 44.8 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 60.1 37% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 45% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 83%
Sandisk Ultra Fit 124GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 72GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 14 35 37 40 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 136 Write 100 Mixed 102 SusWrite 43.2 71% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.6 452% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 76%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 130GB free Firmware: 1AA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 80 80 81 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 85.3 Write 42.3 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 81 49% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 60%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 930GB free Firmware: 1AG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 115 116 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 108 Write 57 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 116 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 59%

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 below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.4% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 9.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 0.6 20% 7.07 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 60%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $109Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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