Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	22.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '17 at 22:43
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 259 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 506 67% 501 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Lighting 26.5 Reflection 25.5 Parallax 32.4 22% 28.1 fps	MRender 34.5 Gravity 30.2 Splatting 25.8 24% 30.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GB 178 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1460 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 769 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 95 95 161 (AE) Unknown 100 100 144 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1990 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 48 38 266287972404 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 95 95 5 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13496743793 (F7) Unknown 100 100 33181471 (F8) Unknown 100 100 860478758	63.6% Good	Read 489 Write 134 Mixed 199 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 17 113% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 12.6 26% 49.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 243GB free Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 76934208 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 56 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2552264 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 322 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 46 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 55 707067942 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 97 (C2) HDA temperature 38 45 68719476774 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 15616501088552 (F1) Unknown 100 253 91657803343284 (F2) Unknown 100 253 18444007908773	81.1% Excellent	Read 147 Write 136 Mixed 127 103% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 0.91 4K Mixed 0.32 92% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 192GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 142 141 3883 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4187 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5045 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 763 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 115 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4071 (C2) HDA temperature 104 92 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	46.5% Average	Read 90.5 Write 71.7 Mixed 85.6 62% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.04 4K Mixed 0.23 69% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 29.1 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 26.6 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 43.9 91% 43.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 90%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	233x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	102x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	51x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	27x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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