Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '18 at 01:51
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 217 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 558 62% 485 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.3% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 112 Parallax 96.6 85% 104 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 95.6 Splatting 99.4 80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 625GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 221 224 222 221 223 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 447 Mixed 396 SusWrite 222 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 61.9 203% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 462GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 222 224 223 223 223 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 444 Mixed 374 SusWrite 223 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 62.7 200% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 257 222% 330 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 360GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 222 224 223 223 222 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 448 Mixed 389 SusWrite 222 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 65.2 212% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 161 177% 298 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 250GB 1,227 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 233GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 81 82 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 400 Write 370 Mixed 336 SusWrite 78.1 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 28.4 93% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 70.9 72% 116 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 929GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 123 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 171 Mixed 103 SusWrite 122 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 163 164 165 163 165 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 124 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 162 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 732GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 122 121 121 122 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 176 Write 168 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 122 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 5TB 1,106 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 961GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 60 63 63 58 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 112 Write 62.5 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 59.5 47% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 169% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 61GB free Firmware: 0909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 48 37 35 52 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 100 Write 116 Mixed 30 SusWrite 49 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.6 253% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 87%
Seagate External Drive 160GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 78GB free, PID 0503 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 30 33 32 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 28 Mixed 20.3 SusWrite 30.2 38% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 16%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 931GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 108 108 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 104 126% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 24 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 88%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

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 $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