Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics40.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '18 at 18:43
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3-$209
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 199
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 582
58% 472 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
40.7% Average
Lighting 47
Reflection 54.3
Parallax 44.6
38% 48.6 fps
MRender 67
Gravity 47.7
Splatting 53.4
45% 56 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 405
Mixed 411
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 46.9
175% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 117
134% 230 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121
438GB free
Firmware: CV26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
76% Very good
Read 121
Write 144
Mixed 75.7
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.46
4K Mixed 0.2
67% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76%
Great: 113%
Samsung G2 Portable 320GB
266GB free, PID 6032
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
20.3% Poor
Read 41.4
Write 39.8
Mixed 28.9
46% 36.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
84.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 27.5
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 24.4
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 87%

 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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