Asus Z87-EXPERT

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.5% 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	100% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-EXPERT (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '19 at 16:29
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 213 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 634 62% 505 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Lighting 26.6 Reflection 24.7 Parallax 32.4 22% 27.9 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 30.7 Splatting 25.7 24% 29.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 53 53 56 50 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 393 Mixed 373 SusWrite 85.3 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 54.5 203% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 186 167% 249 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 89%
Samsung 840 120GB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 27GB free Firmware: BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 103 89 66 39 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 350 Mixed 386 SusWrite 112 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 56 209% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 52.4 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 78 96% 159 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 102%
WD WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB 3,876 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 7GB free Firmware: 0K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 54 60 66 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 72.5 Write 60.5 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 55.5 40% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 73%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 302GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 46 35 13 4.6 6.7 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 38 Write 71.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 25.8 30% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 98%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 829GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 37.3 Write 41.8 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 40.6 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-EXPERT - $270

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	93x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	25x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	16x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 20,728 samples	8x
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 55%, 10,150 samples	7x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	7x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $636

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