Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	120% 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	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, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '19 at 20:43
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (98^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 220 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 625 64% 515 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 356 339 347 351 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 479 Mixed 396 SusWrite 350 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 59.4 200% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
OWC Aura Pro 2012 SSD 120GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 23GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 155 156 165 161 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.1% Good	Read 462 Write 179 Mixed 241 SusWrite 159 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 27.1 99% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 49.8 DQ Mixed 72.9 56% 77.5 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 63%
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90 711 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 112GB free Firmware: M310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 249 248 251 249 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 470 Write 244 Mixed 274 SusWrite 249 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 27.5 123% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 235 195% 282 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 83%
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 32GB free Firmware: 506a SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 94 139 124 110 80 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	47.6% Average	Read 268 Write 133 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 111 33% 150 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 22.5 74% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 103 93% 140 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 45%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$135 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 242GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 356 342 349 352 366 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 478 Mixed 464 SusWrite 351 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 59.4 201% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% 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 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.5 82% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 25.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 79%

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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	1,097x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	101x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $364

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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