Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	75.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '23 at 16:04
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 199 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 495 55% 435 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.1% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 92.3 Parallax 90.5 77% 92.4 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 91.8 Splatting 79.1 71% 88.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 802GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 323 Write 86.6 Mixed 116 38% 175 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 19.4 75% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 85.4 DQ Mixed 101 83% 120 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 128%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$130 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 924GB free Firmware: M3CR033 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 335 Write 318 Mixed 290 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 34.9 112% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 212 162% 217 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 125%
WD WD4500HLHX-01JJPV0 450GB 847 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 218GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 121 Write 118 Mixed 83 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.4 255% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 190 Write 151 Mixed 77.3 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
WD WD1600AAJS-00L7A0 3TB 2TB free Firmware: CC25 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 178 Write 175 Mixed 81.4 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s

WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 97.5 Write 98.5 Mixed 61.6 64% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 58%

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $135

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,091x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	235x

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	158x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	100x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	97x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	59x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	52x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	52x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $364

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16