Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.1% 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	84.8% 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.

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	13.4 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 08:44
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 216 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 586 59% 481 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.9% 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	25.1% Poor	Lighting 29.5 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 38.6 24% 33.3 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 35.5 Splatting 26.8 27% 34.1 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 256GB-$100 2,451 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 236 232 335 322 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 370 Write 359 Mixed 271 SusWrite 270 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 39.5 140% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 146 132% 202 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 106%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 75GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 135 109 136 142 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 188 Write 233 Mixed 160 SusWrite 132 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 35.4 148% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 103 96% 150 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 66%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 57GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 57 57 57 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 60.9 Write 57 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 55.4 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.4% 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 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.1 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 27.6 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 86%

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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