Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.9% 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.

Run History

7 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '23 at 21:31
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 201 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 505 53% 422 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.1% 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)	3.26% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.9 3% 4.37 fps	MRender 7.2 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.8 4% 4.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.26% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 81 81 76 78 76 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 419 Write 141 Mixed 204 SusWrite 80.6 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 32 116% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 121 107% 165 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 77%
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70 6,931 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 81GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 160 166 160 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 495 Write 175 Mixed 236 SusWrite 167 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 36.5 130% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 170 140% 201 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.9% 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 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.1% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.7 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 44.1% 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%	0	45	13	75	27"	1280 720	HPN3608 HP 27fw

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,550 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 - $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 $90Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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