Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.7% 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)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '19 at 06:09
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 130 2-Core 253 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 690 70% 568 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1535 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 59.7 50% 62.6 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 56.2 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,378 Write 3,013 Mixed 3,442 801% 3,611 MB/s	4K Read 459 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 299 1,202% 330 MB/s	DQ Read 1,079 DQ Write 622 DQ Mixed 733 577% 811 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 582GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 182 184 185 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 180 Mixed 76 SusWrite 183 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.6% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.7 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 59%

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PLUS - $169

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	302x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	216x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	178x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	79x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	73x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $498

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16