Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '21 at 23:50
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 230 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 630 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2047 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Lighting 76.5 Reflection 112 Parallax 66.2 62% 84.8 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 78.4 Splatting 73.2 60% 73.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 740GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0222A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 386 70 14 178 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 501 Write 445 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 175 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 0.8 46% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 82.7 DQ Write 17.1 DQ Mixed 1.1 13% 33.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 101%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$75 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 481GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 418 353 278 279 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 480 Mixed 385 SusWrite 336 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.7 150% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 338 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$120 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 52GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 72 73 72 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 69.9 Write 63.7 Mixed 52.6 SusWrite 72.4 48% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 188 200 199 199 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 136 Write 165 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 196 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 106%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 844GB free Firmware: 1065 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 99 104 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 98.5 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 102 70% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 817GB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 92 110 100 109 109 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 97.4 Write 86.4 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 94.4 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.6 220% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 110 107 113 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 93.1 Write 85.6 Mixed 91.9 SusWrite 109 71% 95 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 326% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 82 89 60 87 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 144 Write 95.9 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 78.6 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 103%
WD My Book 1130 3TB 806 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 25 0 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 47.2 109% 83 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 96% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CMY32GX3M4A2400C11 KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CMY32GX3M4A2400C11 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 18.2 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 57%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $135

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,100x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	423x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	236x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	171x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	159x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	108x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	101x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	98x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	60x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	53x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	52x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $346

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16