Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	98.3% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 23:38
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 259 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 603 65% 519 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Nvidia(10DE 1166) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 385.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 61.3 Reflection 70.8 Parallax 57.5 50% 63.2 fps	Gravity 67.1 Splatting 0.13 25% 33.6 fps
Poor: 68% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 185 179 174 139 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 462 Mixed 321 SusWrite 178 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 48.7 176% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 231 197% 292 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 99%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 34GB free Firmware: X211200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 257 226 260 280 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 478 Write 203 Mixed 140 SusWrite 262 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 34.9 143% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 116 120% 201 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 91%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 197GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 398 415 423 410 410 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 476 Mixed 278 SusWrite 403 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.9 160% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 162 172% 286 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 175 179 177 175 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 20.5 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 80%

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,089x
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	52x
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 $295	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