Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.6% 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.
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 (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131029
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateAug 06 '20 at 00:22
Run Duration266 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4771-$129
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 94
2-Core 184
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 437
47% 372 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73% Very good
Lighting 99.2
Reflection 91.8
Parallax 76.4
81% 89.1 fps
MRender 81.5
Gravity 70.3
Splatting 63.3
58% 71.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 56 58 68 56 52 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 439
Write 430
Mixed 319
SusWrite 81.3
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 48.4
156% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 236
211% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
637GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 172 173 173 171 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 147
Mixed 97
SusWrite 171
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 17.4
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16.5
46% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55%
Great: 62%

 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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