Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 18 '21 at 20:14
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 247
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 605
68% 532 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.3% Very good
Lighting 92.8
Reflection 104
Parallax 98.8
76% 98.4 fps
MRender 94.5
Gravity 94.7
Splatting 95
78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 427 385 294 263 225 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 454
Mixed 436
SusWrite 336
96% 429 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 59.5
204% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 177
142% 202 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Toshiba HDWE150 960GB
403GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 143 330 338 436 413 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 453
Write 35.4
Mixed 296
SusWrite 301
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 40.2
117% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 44.6
66% 126 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
59.2% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.4
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,538 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $469
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