Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive85.3% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '22 at 08:00
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 198
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 373
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 2.5
Parallax 6.8
3% 4.3 fps
MRender 7.7
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.9
4% 5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505CUA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 205 209 201 201 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 398
Write 255
Mixed 251
SusWrite 203
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 42.6
145% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 170
152% 231 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 85%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80
3.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 184 188 186 189 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 179
Mixed 94.6
SusWrite 187
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer 126GB
100GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 13 19 6.1 13 19 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
15.9% Very poor
Read 38.3
Write 19.7
Mixed 23.9
SusWrite 11.8
29% 23.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 2.8
187% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.7
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 21
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 578 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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