Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 14:56
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 235 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 632 65% 523 Pts	64-Core 636 39% 636 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Asus(1043 04C4) CLim: 1800 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 0.27 Reflection 86.8 Parallax 168 0% 85.1 fps	MRender 88.9 Gravity 128 Splatting 128 96% 115 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 740GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 270 246 256 222 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 454 Mixed 379 SusWrite 223 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 47 164% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 121%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 60GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 271 264 291 274 272 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 878 Write 314 Mixed 354 SusWrite 275 100% 455 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 38.2 146% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 216 180% 256 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 238GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 202 203 210 222 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 410 Write 245 Mixed 248 SusWrite 212 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 15.8 101% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 23.8 66% 139 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 876GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 138 128 132 144 165 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 169 Write 128 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 138 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 141GB free Firmware: CC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 131 132 141 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 156 Write 118 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 140 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 994GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 129 135 137 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 124 Mixed 71 SusWrite 134 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 108%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 142 145 146 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 155 Write 133 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 144 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19.6 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 76%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-PLUS - $169

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	301x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	216x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	177x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	73x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $502

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16