Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '21 at 12:57
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU7%

 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 i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 229
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 478
63% 474 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
726GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 508 507 507 509 508 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
407GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 106 109 107 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 111
Write 35.7
Mixed 69
SusWrite 107
60% 80.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
207% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
892GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 99 103 104 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 110
Write 68.6
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 103
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 20.7
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,022 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $498
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HDDRAMUSB
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