Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.8% 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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '23 at 16:14
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 101 2-Core 192 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 497 51% 411 Pts	64-Core 508 32% 508 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 84%

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: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 97.9 Parallax 90.1 82% 96.2 fps	MRender 98.7 Gravity 92.8 Splatting 79 73% 90.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 482 Write 469 Mixed 402 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 50.5 166% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 249GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 164 Write 130 Mixed 86.3 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Ultra Touch 2TB 1,839 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 95GB free Firmware: 0004 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 54.5 Write 73.2 Mixed 90.5 56% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 232% 2 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 70%
Generic Compact Flash 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 25GB free, PID 1345 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 40.3 Write 38.3 Mixed 32.5 47% 37 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 3 186% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 23%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 88.8 130% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 49%
Generic SDXC/MMC 394GB 229GB free, PID 1345 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 18.9 Write 19.9 Mixed 18.2 25% 19 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 4.6 309% 4.63 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series-XP 2x8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 19.4 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 63%

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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%	0	71	59	60	26.9"	1280 720	KJT78C5 DVI

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

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	1,092x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	236x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	159x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	101x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	97x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	59x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	53x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	52x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $364

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $258	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16