Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50% 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)
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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131029
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 06 '19 at 12:44
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 as expected (46th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 101
2-Core 191
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 462
51% 402 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50% Average
Lighting 61
Reflection 67.1
Parallax 64.7
50% 64.3 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 58.4
Splatting 57.3
50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 39 32 37 39 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Read 20.7
Write 20.2
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 38
18% 24.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.2
36% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.7% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 14.5
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 14.7
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 60%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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