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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '19 at 04:56
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 222 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 614 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 623 39% 623 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 411 384 369 379 379 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 485 Mixed 381 SusWrite 386 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.8 200% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
OWC Aura Pro 2012 SSD 120GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 23GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 164 168 165 173 161 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.5% Good	Read 448 Write 176 Mixed 246 SusWrite 165 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 24 4K Mixed 28.8 100% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 50.5 DQ Mixed 62.3 51% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 63%
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90 711 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 112GB free Firmware: M310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 219 214 200 213 207 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 358 Write 241 Mixed 242 SusWrite 208 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 25.5 102% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 195 147% 196 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 83%
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 32GB free Firmware: E120506a SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 83 100 135 104 121 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	53.1% Above average	Read 247 Write 106 Mixed 179 SusWrite 115 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 27.1 96% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 90 84% 128 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 45%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 242GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 412 414 410 411 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 483 Mixed 459 SusWrite 410 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.2 203% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT8G3D1608DT2TXOB Kingston KHX2133C11D3/8GX 1315 BLT8G3D1608DT2TXOB Kingston KHX2133C11D3/8GX 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 2133, 1600, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.5% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19.1 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 59%

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,554 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 - $135

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,094x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	236x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	159x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	101x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	97x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	60x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	53x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	52x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16