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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '19 at 13:42
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 206 83% 141 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 607 60% 488 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,156 Write 6,170 Mixed 920 904% 4,082 MB/s	4K Read 361 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 186 871% 236 MB/s	DQ Read 821 DQ Write 590 DQ Mixed 690 520% 700 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
OWC Aura Pro 2012 SSD 120GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 23GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 177 182 181 170 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.1% Good	Read 440 Write 170 Mixed 222 SusWrite 174 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 21.7 4K Mixed 25.4 92% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 51.9 DQ Mixed 66.9 53% 76.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 63%
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90 711 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 112GB free Firmware: M310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 209 213 220 211 212 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 352 Write 248 Mixed 236 SusWrite 212 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 24.8 97% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 195 147% 196 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 83%
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 32GB free Firmware: E120506a SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 133 119 102 129 127 MB/s Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.1% Above average	Read 252 Write 192 Mixed 184 SusWrite 122 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 24.1 88% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 91.7 77% 112 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 45%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 275GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 475 474 476 474 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 444 Mixed 431 SusWrite 474 102% 450 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 52.9 171% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24.1 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 23.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 79%

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,535 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	1,086x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	421x
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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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