Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 19:24
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 111 2-Core 219 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 430 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 2184) ≥ 4GB; Palit GTX 1660 STORM GDDR6 192 BIT CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	71% Very good	Lighting 93.9 Reflection 82.8 Parallax 74.1 76% 83.6 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 76.7 Splatting 73.5 60% 73.4 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 356 430 382 304 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 433 Mixed 415 SusWrite 356 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.6 191% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 108GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 138 137 137 137 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 322 Mixed 352 SusWrite 161 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 51.8 183% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 169 179% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 163 165 168 179 166 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 130 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 166 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 114%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3.5TB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 204 205 205 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 222 Write 202 Mixed 104 SusWrite 201 133% 182 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 263% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 126%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 810GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 102 103 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 129 Write 127 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 102 149% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB 11,058 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 18.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 19.4 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,088x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	105x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	100x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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