Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Boot Drive143% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus Z97I-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 28 '15 at 21:24
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 122
2-Core 242
82% 182 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 723
70% 576 Pts
64-Core 718
44% 718 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3920
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
282GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 1,027
Write 894
Mixed 905
210% 942 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 28.5
136% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 24.5
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 115
100% 140 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 143%
Great: 332%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60
240GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 68.1
Write 64.4
Mixed 97.1
59% 76.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.23
84% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 67%
Prolific USB-SATA Bridge 2TB
254GB free, PID 2773
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Read 18.1
Write 41.4
Mixed 39.5
47% 33 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 0.47
4K Mixed 0.24
26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 71%
Typical Z97I-PLUS Builds (Compare 582 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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