Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PRO  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 10:25
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 198
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 379
52% 389 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
MSI(1462 2843) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
29.3% Poor
Lighting 35.9
Reflection 33.8
Parallax 43.5
29% 37.7 fps
MRender 40.7
Gravity 41.1
Splatting 28.8
29% 36.9 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 158
Write 143
Mixed 138
110% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 0.97
4K Mixed 0.22
53% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
28% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 8
25% 8.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 8
25% 8.67 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,535 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 - $225

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $469
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