Asus Z87-EXPERT

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.5% 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	82.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-EXPERT (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '20 at 19:40
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 212 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 578 59% 478 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Lighting 31.9 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 37.6 26% 32.9 fps	MRender 41.5 Gravity 39 Splatting 33 30% 37.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 178 184 185 186 185 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 350 Write 334 Mixed 318 SusWrite 175 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 46.5 153% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 215 164% 222 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 160GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 182 188 189 189 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 343 Write 337 Mixed 325 SusWrite 179 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 48.7 167% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 239 180% 243 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 129%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 13GB free Firmware: 10.02E04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 50 40 47 47 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	27% Poor	Read 46.1 Write 46 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 47.4 33% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 35%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 451GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 72 74 75 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 21.2 Write 44.1 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 73.5 33% 44.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 59%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 492GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 120 122 124 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 136 Write 124 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 121 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 609 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.7 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	25x

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 $139Bench 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: 77% - Very good

Total price: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16