Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.5% 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 Drive	97.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '23 at 20:40
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 94.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 213 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 499 54% 426 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.5% Very good	Lighting 99.2 Reflection 102 Parallax 94.4 81% 98.7 fps	MRender 86.9 Gravity 93.3 Splatting 90.6 74% 90.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 399 424 451 442 458 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 448 Mixed 303 SusWrite 427 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 37.1 129% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 156 157% 256 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 116%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 171 175 176 178 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 182 Write 196 Mixed 124 SusWrite 176 230% 170 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 1.5 263% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 95%
H/W RAID 0 (Striping) 6TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 79 81 79 87 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.6% Average	Read 147 Write 147 Mixed 30 SusWrite 80.5 128% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 31% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 55%
HzW RAID 5 9TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 9GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 27 31 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 102 Write 64.1 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 30 64% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 12% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 2,880 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	64.6% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.6 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 19.2 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 71%

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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	1,091x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $360

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16