Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '17 at 12:26
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 674 71% 569 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3070) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1125 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Lighting 79.4 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 96.3 65% 81 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 84.8 61% 72.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 133GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12891 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1252 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 38 (AE) Unknown 100 100 133 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 56 188979216412 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 20914823785 (F7) Unknown 100 100 653609478 (F8) Unknown 100 100 373141416	100% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 399 103% 463 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 27.2 143% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 40.9 72% 139 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 79GB free Firmware: DC12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -807453837051 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1727 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 730 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 25 34 38656933913 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 730 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 39064 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 65 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 39064 (F2) Unknown 100 100 72715 (F9) Unknown 100 100 2181	84.3% Excellent	Read 504 Write 276 Mixed 322 81% 367 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 15.3 129% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 54.4 92% 180 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 91%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 4 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 42709154800529 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1791 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 2 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 168 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 26 35 34362032154 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 168 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 270121 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 57 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 95 95 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 270121 (F2) Unknown 100 100 364418 (F9) Unknown 100 100 50033	79.3% Very good	Read 501 Write 244 Mixed 274 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 20.8 121% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 45.6 78% 150 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 9.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 10.8 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 63%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,086x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	421x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	234x

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 $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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