Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	106% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 18:59
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 207 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 581 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 335 320 353 368 358 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 474 Mixed 374 SusWrite 347 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 52.3 185% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 98.5 DQ Mixed 141 113% 162 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 115GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 349 377 391 405 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 471 Mixed 346 SusWrite 379 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 47.1 174% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 168 177% 292 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 116%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 483GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 346 309 200 167 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 468 Mixed 327 SusWrite 260 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 48.2 182% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 200 187% 292 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 580GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 168 170 172 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 159 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 171 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 6,575 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.4% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 16 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 77%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 9%

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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