Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '18 at 05:07
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User BOL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 215
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 507
56% 439 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7450
XFX(1682 3200) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.49% Terrible
Lighting 1.97
Reflection 1.96
Parallax 1.97
2% 1.97 fps
MRender 1.52
Gravity 1.53
Splatting 1.61
1% 1.56 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.49%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 104 98 101 95 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 85.5
Write 104
Mixed 44.7
SusWrite 95.5
60% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.4
102% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 52%
Great: 112%
hp c350o 32GB
20GB free, PID f707
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 6.8 7.2 7.2 7 6.8 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
6.06% Terrible
Read 22
Write 4
Mixed 9
SusWrite 6.8
12% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 6.06%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-047.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
27.1% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 7.7
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 8.1
23% 8.17 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 30%

 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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