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 (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	121% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.7 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 05:01
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 (92^nd percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 118 2-Core 232 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 611 61% 495 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 398 398 400 398 396 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 485 Mixed 400 SusWrite 399 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.5 196% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
OWC Aura Pro 2012 SSD 120GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 23GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 167 161 165 163 161 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.4% Good	Read 440 Write 163 Mixed 236 SusWrite 162 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 23.4 4K Mixed 26.9 95% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 52.2 DQ Mixed 67 54% 76.6 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 63%
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90 711 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 112GB free Firmware: M310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 219 195 207 199 207 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 346 Write 247 Mixed 241 SusWrite 205 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 26 101% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 195 147% 197 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 83%
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 32GB free Firmware: E120506a SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 79 148 117 141 119 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	53.2% Above average	Read 245 Write 145 Mixed 181 SusWrite 122 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 57.9 4K Mixed 27.6 95% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 71.3 74% 121 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 45%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$137 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 242GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 404 403 408 405 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 483 Mixed 459 SusWrite 405 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 56.9 195% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% 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	59.6% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 59%

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,567 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $135

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,101x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	424x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	237x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	171x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	159x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	101x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	98x

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: 64% - Good

Total price: $355

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