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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	85.4% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 21:52
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 0.8 GHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 477 53% 419 Pts	64-Core 482 30% 482 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 190 197 190 195 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 411 Write 248 Mixed 266 SusWrite 188 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 38.5 157% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 139 126% 192 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 91%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 136GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 280 116 131 111 125 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 415 Write 458 Mixed 324 SusWrite 175 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 44.8 166% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 176 148% 208 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 107%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 113GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 404 435 432 433 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 153 Mixed 387 SusWrite 404 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 41.3 159% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 303 220% 281 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 95%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 42GB free Firmware: DC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 210 209 215 222 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 361 Write 281 Mixed 276 SusWrite 211 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 44.9 172% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 154 144% 223 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 91%
Corsair Slider 3.0 124GB 340 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 115GB free, PID 1a06 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 21 22 23 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 41.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 9 SusWrite 22.6 36% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.9 89% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 10.5 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 10.5 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 63%

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,538 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	1,087x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 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 $109Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $469

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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16