Asus Z87M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive52.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '21 at 08:43
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 101
2-Core 188
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 535
56% 449 Pts
64-Core 559
35% 559 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 75.3
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 71.8
61% 75.3 fps
MRender 68.4
Gravity 76
Splatting 70.9
59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 88 291 170 198 16 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 463
Write 252
Mixed 358
SusWrite 170
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 24.3
4K Mixed 17.1
70% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 71.6
DQ Write 18.6
DQ Mixed 17.5
20% 35.9 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 102%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74
15GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 72 48 40 43 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 406
Write 185
Mixed 213
SusWrite 55.7
47% 215 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 34.8
127% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 167
139% 205 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
55GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 55 79 99 71 109 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 70.6
Write 76.6
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 86.1
58% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.2
96% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.5% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 15.8
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87M-PLUS Builds (Compare 672 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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