Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 9 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '18 at 21:12
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 227 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 422 57% 427 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 483 Mixed 382 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 68.1 222% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 271 209% 281 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 847GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 97 97 97 97 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 115 Write 117 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 96 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 25GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 90 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 90 Write 84.6 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 90 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 50.8 Write 53.5 Mixed 35.7 59% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 082A 2TB 759 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 74GB free, PID 082a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 55 56 55 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 46 Write 47 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 55.6 63% 46 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 20.2 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 63%

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,538 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,087x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
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 $94Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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