Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	61% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (82%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '20 at 11:56
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 70.3 1-Core 84.1 2-Core 158 60% 104 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 587 54% 455 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 156 Reflection 179 191% 168 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 225 246 201 245 109 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61% Good	Read 284 Write 231 Mixed 208 SusWrite 207 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 26.1 90% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 128 118% 180 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 97%
Mushkin Scorpion Deluxe PCIe 480GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 171GB free Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 203 209 214 205 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 299 Write 276 Mixed 262 SusWrite 202 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 43.3 4K Mixed 22.7 81% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 380 277% 361 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 156%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 930GB free Firmware: ABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 78 94 93 86 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 62.5 Write 69 Mixed 26 SusWrite 90.8 45% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 23GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 16 16 11 8.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 20.5 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 15.3 29% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 87% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]123(F/Y/R 4x8GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 15.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 87%

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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 2,535 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	1,086x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	421x
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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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