Asus Z87-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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive45.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20140128
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 14 '20 at 20:00
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4771-$129
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 107
2-Core 217
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 584
61% 488 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 4.4 4.2 18 23 1.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 417
Write 364
Mixed 282
SusWrite 31.1
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 18.3
75% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 63.8
DQ Mixed 46
46% 76.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 61%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95
3TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 201 203 200 203 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 182
Mixed 79.6
SusWrite 201
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 111%
Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
602GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 81 79 80 80 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 55.7
Write 36.6
Mixed 42.7
SusWrite 79.5
40% 53.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 21.3
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,020 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: $501
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