Asus Z87M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.6% 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 Drive80.3% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z87M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 24 '20 at 04:00
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4430-$124
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 182
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 370
50% 374 Pts
64-Core 371
23% 371 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 3690) 2GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.6% Below average
Lighting 43.2
Reflection 42.8
Parallax 38.5
35% 41.5 fps
MRender 39.8
Gravity 38.8
Splatting 34.8
31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 198 215 219 218 212 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 405
Write 214
Mixed 200
SusWrite 196
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 36.4
135% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 116
120% 197 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
931GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 139 140 141 141 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 133
Write 135
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 133
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-020.A00LF 0215 CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 52%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87M-PLUS Builds (Compare 674 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z87M-PLUS - $138

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $367
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