Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.4% 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 Drive	89.3% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131003
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '17 at 02:19
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 100 2-Core 183 66% 117 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 302 36% 275 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% XFX(1682 3120) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 27.4 Reflection 21.5 Parallax 23.9 22% 24.3 fps	MRender 20.2 Gravity 21.7 Splatting 27.7 20% 23.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 12876 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1873 (B1) Unknown 95 95 106 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 52 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 2 (EB) Unknown 99 99 17 (F1) Unknown 99 99 31291802339	89.3% Excellent	Read 498 Write 400 Mixed 413 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 26.6 130% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 37.3 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 21.9 52% 102 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 475GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 171376099 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 82 82 19022 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 175512173 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 26940 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2868 (B7) Unknown 21 21 79 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 1 12885099322 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 49 454230043 (C2) HDA temperature 27 51 55834574875 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 34 20 171376099 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 818 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -106240311000151 (F1) Unknown 100 253 318435722 (F2) Unknown 100 253 4111255029	52.7% Above average	Read 95 Write 88.5 Mixed 89.7 69% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.38 88% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30 12,971 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 167GB free Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 87862454 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 7010 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 518698808 (09) Power-on hours count 40 40 53259 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 2 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 2841 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 5 (BD) vendor-specific 60 60 40 (BE) vendor-specific 73 49 454164507 (C2) HDA temperature 27 51 47244640283 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 28 27 87862454 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 59962038467335 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1063844752 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2642887260	52.2% Above average	Read 85.8 Write 96.4 Mixed 86.6 67% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.02 4K Mixed 0.28 67% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 607GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 93.3 Write 101 Mixed 72.1 114% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.25 81% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 1302 1600 CL9 Series 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 1302 1600 CL9 Series 16GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	31.3% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 9.4 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 9.1 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 65%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-PLUS - $169

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	301x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	216x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	177x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	73x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x

RAM
1866 CL10 Series 4x8GBUnknownBench 58%, 2,056 samples	27x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	18x

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Total price: $502

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16