Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.1% 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	98.7% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 18:41
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 208 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 579 59% 477 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA A454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 36.8 Reflection 40.7 Parallax 38.1 30% 38.5 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 27.2 27% 34.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
APS-SE20G-256 256GB 1,193 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 256 137 216 257 188 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 579 Write 463 Mixed 255 SusWrite 220 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 44.4 142% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 707 DQ Write 94.5 DQ Mixed 179 187% 327 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 209%
WDC WD7500AZEX-00RKKA0 120GB 21GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 478 Write 370 Mixed 360 89% 403 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 40.5 143% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 78.5 DQ Mixed 138 109% 156 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 108 107 110 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 141 Write 106 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 105 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 30% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 106%
Sony Card R/W -MS 32GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 01bd Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 12 14 10 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	9.28% Terrible	Read 20.6 Write 14.1 Mixed 14 SusWrite 12.6 20% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.6 100% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.28% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 21.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 7R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	11%	82	107	5	75	24.5"	1920 1080	IVM6133 PL2530H

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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	234x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	103x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	51x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	67x
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	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16