Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	9.76% 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 Drive	28.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

CPU throttled at 80% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 18:35
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	80%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 81.6 2-Core 162 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 320 43% 320 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Gigabyte(1458 3536) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1025 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	9.76% Terrible	Lighting 10.9 Reflection 13 Parallax 9.22 9% 11.1 fps	MRender 15.3 Gravity 11.4 Splatting 14.8 11% 13.8 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.76% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk U110 128GB-$69 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: U221 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 16 18 69 100 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 367 Write 11.3 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 57.2 25% 117 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 7.1 34% 8.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 194GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 59 53 75 65 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 60.9 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 107GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 69 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 113 Write 111 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 70.2 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 70%
Generic Flash-Disk 4GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 1320 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 4.9 4.1 4.2 4 4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	3.36% Terrible	Read 13.8 Write 7 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 4.7 10% 8.43 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.36% Great: 18%
Kingston DT 100 G2 16GB 1,132 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 4 4.2 3.2 4.2 4.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	5.45% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 12 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 4.9 10% 9.05 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.4 41% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.45% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1333C9 4x2GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 16.9 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-PLUS - $169

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	301x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	216x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	177x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	73x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x

RAM
1866 CL10 Series 4x8GBUnknownBench 58%, 2,056 samples	27x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	18x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $502

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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