Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.9% 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 Drive85.5% 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 Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 21 '19 at 09:11
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 220
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 426
56% 421 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Lighting 45.1
Reflection 42.5
Parallax 55.7
37% 47.8 fps
MRender 57
Gravity 53.9
Splatting 39.8
40% 50.2 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 170 188 174 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 393
Write 257
Mixed 271
SusWrite 176
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 40.4
157% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 204
164% 232 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 85%
WD WD10EADS-00L5B1 1TB
800GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 85 85 83 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 88.4
Write 78.4
Mixed 64.8
SusWrite 84.6
58% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 50%
WD WD10EADS-00L5B1 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 81 84 86 86 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 87.9
Write 84.5
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 84.7
60% 81.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (84th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.9% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 17.2
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,017 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PLUS - $169

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $502
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