Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.3% 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	72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '20 at 07:57
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 65.6 1-Core 85.9 2-Core 139 57% 96.9 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 559 51% 429 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3660) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.3% Poor	Lighting 29.9 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 43 24% 34.8 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 35.4 Splatting 26.8 27% 34.1 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 256GB-$100 2,451 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 208 122 291 305 238 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 360 Write 202 Mixed 258 SusWrite 229 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 28.6 114% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 150 124% 182 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 106%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 75GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 132 110 124 123 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 142 Write 199 Mixed 157 SusWrite 120 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 35.4 129% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 90.3 95% 156 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 66%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 57GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 57 57 54 57 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 59.4 Write 57.5 Mixed 42 SusWrite 55.8 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 86%

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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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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,544 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 - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,091x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	235x

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	158x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
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	59x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	52x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	52x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $454

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16