Asus Z87M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.22% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory0.4 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '20 at 04:29
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 105
2-Core 207
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 382
51% 382 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
EVGA(3842 2645) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
7.22% Terrible
Lighting 8.27
Reflection 7.69
Parallax 8.88
7% 8.28 fps
MRender 8.71
Gravity 10.2
Splatting 10.7
8% 9.86 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.22%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
883GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 91 84 83 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
69% Good
Read 150
Write 131
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 90.7
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-173.A00LF 1x2GB
1 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
28% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.1 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 1.6
17% 6.03 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 28%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87M-PLUS Builds (Compare 671 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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