Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.3% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131213
Uptime	17 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 22:53
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 232 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 630 64% 521 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.3% Excellent	Lighting 99.8 Reflection 114 Parallax 94.9 81% 103 fps	MRender 93.8 Gravity 97.7 Splatting 95 78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 357 353 338 291 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 426 Mixed 352 SusWrite 332 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 46.2 173% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 342 259% 348 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 500GB-$159 3,335 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 119GB free Firmware: V56OA73A SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 48 Write 48.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 52.2 33% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 40%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 117GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 63 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 65 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 63.5 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 69%
Seagate ST3300831SCE 300GB 346 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 279GB free Firmware: 3.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 58 58 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 14.5 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 58 30% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 33%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 113 113 110 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 111 Write 105 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 112 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 388GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 56 56 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 51.5 Write 47 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 55.8 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 67%
Seagate ST3320820SCE 320GB-$26 1,114 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 64GB free Firmware: 3.ACE SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 56 56 55 55 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	32% Below average	Read 55.3 Write 48.8 Mixed 37 SusWrite 55.9 36% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 43%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 814GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 93 92 92 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 80.5 Write 81.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 92.5 57% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 168 167 166 171 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 143 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 166 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 2,252 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 76%

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

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,085x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	421x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	233x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	157x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	105x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	100x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	97x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	58x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	51x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	51x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $469

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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