Asus Z87M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardAsus Z87M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 05 '21 at 00:28
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 237
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 643
68% 544 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LF1i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 128 133 128 121 121 MB/s
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
77.7% Very good
Read 268
Write 195
Mixed 227
SusWrite 127
46% 204 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 38.1
164% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 203
156% 212 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
766GB free
Firmware: CC4D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 185 180 182 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 137
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 181
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.2% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 8.5
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 9.9
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 57%

 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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