Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
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 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.6% 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 Drive106% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 12 '20 at 04:22
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 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 i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 219
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 422
58% 428 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
Asus(1043 849E) 3GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.6% Above average
Lighting 66.3
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 82.6
54% 71.2 fps
MRender 77.7
Gravity 75
Splatting 48.1
53% 66.9 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 258 272 274 272 271 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 441
Mixed 356
SusWrite 257
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 51.6
180% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 231
209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 106%
Great: 118%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 90 91 91 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 99.3
Write 90.3
Mixed 61.2
SusWrite 90.5
63% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 24
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 22.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 77%
Great: 78%

 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%
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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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HDDRAMUSB
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