Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.8% 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 Drive	87.1% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 02:36
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 24.9 2-Core 61.9 38% 54 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 449 45% 367 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 139F) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Lighting 34.7 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 30.2 28% 32.8 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 31.6 27% 32.9 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 269 270 270 269 219 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 459 Write 430 Mixed 377 SusWrite 269 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 35.1 118% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 214 198% 305 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 81GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 307 309 308 310 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 444 Write 424 Mixed 304 SusWrite 310 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 26 99% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 94.9 96% 158 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 14GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 458 Write 448 Mixed 366 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 39.4 133% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 342 262% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 52GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 70 70 71 72 72 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
CADlink Technology 8GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 6GB free, PID 6864 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.6 4.2 5.4 5.3 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	5.19% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 22.9 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 4.5 17% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.19% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 5,347 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1648 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 20.2 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 8.2 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,542 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,089x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	235x

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 $90Bench 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	52x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	52x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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