Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 04 '17 at 16:33
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4785T
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 87.9
2-Core 147
67% 108 Pts
4-Core 271
8-Core 419
43% 345 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Lighting 38.3
Reflection 29.9
Parallax 41.3
31% 36.5 fps
MRender 39.2
Gravity 36.8
Splatting 35.4
30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
135GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 375
Write 361
Mixed 367
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 13.8
95% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 58.4
85% 161 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
697GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 157
Mixed 160
129% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.29
90% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
551GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 100
Write 63.9
Mixed 82.1
62% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.18
68% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 59%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
438GB free
Firmware: GM4OA5CA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 88
Write 90.2
Mixed 86.5
66% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.48
108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 51%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
435GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 91.2
Write 83.3
Mixed 77.3
63% 83.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.45
98% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 1311 M2F4G64CB8HB5N-CG HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 1311 M2F4G64CB8HB5N-CG 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 14.9
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 18.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,541 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: 63% - Good Total price: $450
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