Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics0.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131213
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 15 '17 at 14:24
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 571
61% 484 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Asus(1043 0374) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.93% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 0.92
Parallax 1.47
1% 1.19 fps
MRender 1.24
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.13
1% 1.07 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.93%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD720 128GB
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 469
Write 127
Mixed 200
58% 266 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 11.2
101% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 23.5
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 11.1
24% 46 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 82%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
162GB free, PID a007
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
19% Very poor
Read 37.6
Write 42.1
Mixed 23.7
44% 34.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.18
55% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.1% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33.1%
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 1,017 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $502
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