Asus Z87M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.9% 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 Drive63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z87M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 12 '17 at 11:59
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 86
1-Core 101
2-Core 194
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 356
49% 364 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290
Gigabyte(1458 254C) 3GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.9% Poor
Lighting 36.7
Reflection 26.5
Parallax 34
30% 32.4 fps
MRender 21.9
Gravity 38
Splatting 28
24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 32%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
63% Good
Read 499
Write 69.9
Mixed 278
61% 282 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 12.8
97% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 12.4
72% 168 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.2% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.5
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.5
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 61%

 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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