Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateSep 12 '17 at 17:02
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
64.4% Good
Memory 71.8
1-Core 102
2-Core 197
69% 123 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 354
45% 339 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 75
Parallax 64.9
63% 72.4 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 67.7
Splatting 71.1
57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 79.5
Write 92.8
Mixed 79.9
63% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.24
61% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 75%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132
22GB free
Firmware: A52A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
20.6% Poor
Read 40.8
Write 30.8
Mixed 28.7
25% 33.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.27
68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 35%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
9GB free
Firmware: 1D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 183
Write 98.3
Mixed 102
95% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.51
133% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.2% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 9.7
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 7.5
24% 8.47 GB/s
Latency 97.2
41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 63%

 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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