Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
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 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.6% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z87-PRO  (all builds)
Memory18.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 19 '17 at 01:29
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 108
2-Core 202
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 551
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.7% Very good
Lighting 90.7
Reflection 99.3
Parallax 85.3
74% 91.7 fps
MRender 88.6
Gravity 84.3
Splatting 85
70% 86 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30
38GB free
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 493
Write 175
Mixed 257
68% 309 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 4
64% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 5.56
57% 133 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 86%
Toshiba HG6 128GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 460
Mixed 380
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 41.1
124% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 115
104% 160 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
848GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 146
Write 119
Mixed 153
106% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.17
77% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
101GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7S0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 157
Write 105
Mixed 93.2
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.17
78% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
89GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 98.2
Write 91.6
Mixed 88.3
70% 92.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.31
101% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 0118 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.5% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 10
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11.2
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,548 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $364
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