Asus Z87M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics12.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive88.7% 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.
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 Z87M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130418
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateApr 28 '21 at 09:55
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 217
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 395
53% 396 Pts
64-Core 396
24% 396 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
Gigabyte(1458 34FC) 1GB
CLim: 715 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Lighting 14.3
Reflection 20.6
Parallax 14.8
12% 16.6 fps
MRender 21.9
Gravity 15.6
Splatting 14.4
14% 17.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 253 271 274 273 271 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 431
Write 272
Mixed 248
SusWrite 270
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 35.1
132% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 240
203% 299 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 129%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64
208GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 80 80 79 79 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 74.5
Write 71.9
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 78.4
48% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 57%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
535GB free
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 129 130 130 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 134
Write 115
Mixed 88.4
SusWrite 128
86% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1600 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.2
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 19.4
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87M-PLUS Builds (Compare 673 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z87M-PLUS - $138

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $367
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