Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics93.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80.2% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 23:54
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 below expectations (39th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 89.6
2-Core 181
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 448
49% 386 Pts
64-Core 529
33% 529 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.6% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 131
Parallax 121
97% 124 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 119
Splatting 103
87% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 102 107 105 108 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 372
Write 122
Mixed 298
SusWrite 138
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 37.3
145% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 200
174% 257 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 100%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
391GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 134 133 136 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 136
Write 87.5
Mixed 65.3
SusWrite 135
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 78%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.2% Below average
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 9.1
28% 9.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 9.9
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 62%

 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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