Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '20 at 00:48
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 52%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 259
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 504
67% 502 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.2% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 77.7
Parallax 68.5
64% 75 fps
MRender 74
Gravity 74.1
Splatting 75.2
61% 74.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 57 52 49 48 52 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59% Above average
Read 236
Write 84
Mixed 159
SusWrite 54.8
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 28.8
123% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 86.8
DQ Mixed 104
102% 169 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 59%
Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
114GB free
Firmware: 1D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 85 81 81 87 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
48% Average
Read 82.2
Write 82
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 84.6
62% 83.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-037.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
34.4% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 9.6
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.4
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 34%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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