Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics95.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131213
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 07 '20 at 06:53
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 39%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 107
2-Core 224
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 450
52% 406 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.9% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 110
Parallax 117
93% 114 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 108
Splatting 100
101% 127 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT07B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 43 41 38 37 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
46% Average
Read 327
Write 75.8
Mixed 85
SusWrite 41.1
29% 132 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 17.2
83% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 58.8
DQ Mixed 45.3
54% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 186 188 185 188 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 150
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 186
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0112 78.C1GG2.9K10C 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
26.2% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 7.7
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.2
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,019 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $497
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