Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics68.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateMar 23 '19 at 17:16
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 102
2-Core 192
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 486
52% 416 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3236) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.7% Good
Lighting 87.4
Reflection 93.7
Parallax 90.1
71% 90.4 fps
MRender 79.8
Gravity 81.5
Splatting 74
64% 78.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 33 26 28 25 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 329
Write 311
Mixed 253
SusWrite 41.9
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 39.4
126% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 103
108% 178 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
3GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 345
Write 309
Mixed 274
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 47.4
153% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 235
176% 236 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
78GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 71 72 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 73
Write 77.5
Mixed 52.8
SusWrite 72.2
51% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.1% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.1
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 12.6
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 64%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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