Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131003
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 00:12
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 207 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 493 52% 414 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 151 154 149 154 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 317 Write 304 Mixed 260 SusWrite 158 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 39.5 131% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 172 145% 212 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 118%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 133 132 133 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 144 Write 140 Mixed 85 SusWrite 132 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 86%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 930GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 98 99 100 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 92.2 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 98.5 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 60%

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,538 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	1,087x
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 $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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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