Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '23 at 19:50
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 71.3 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 199 69% 123 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 525 53% 431 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.18% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 6.1 3% 4 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.7 4% 4.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.18% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 99 98 98 98 101 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 389 Write 137 Mixed 198 SusWrite 105 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 29.7 111% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 137 115% 172 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 77%
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70 6,931 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4GB free Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 167 Mixed 83.2 52% 243 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 27 4K Mixed 13.3 72% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 67.3 DQ Mixed 170 123% 165 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 11.1 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	1	40	30	75	27"	1920 1017	HPN3608 HP 27fw

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,545 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

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 $79Bench 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: $454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16