Asus Z87M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '22 at 06:24
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 408 58% 426 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% PNY(196E 11C3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.5% Below average	Lighting 40.2 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 40.8 33% 41.4 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 42 Splatting 29 29% 36.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 80 74 12 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 446 Write 377 Mixed 203 SusWrite 84.6 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 19.8 80% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 71.6 DQ Mixed 38.8 42% 70.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 56%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 174GB free Firmware: P0330AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 60 54 55 54 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 387 Mixed 399 SusWrite 90 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 49.7 174% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 238 200% 288 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 429GB free Firmware: CC68 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 123 123 123 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 125 Write 122 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 122 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC68 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 125 125 124 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 113 Write 113 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 121 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MI64C1D1629Z1 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 12GB 1600, 1867 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.8% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.7 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.9 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87M-PLUS - $138

CPU
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	138x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	111x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	107x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	43x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	30x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	36x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	19x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	14x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	13x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	12x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $367

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16