Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '19 at 20:24
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 242 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 629 65% 525 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 340 358 362 348 340 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 485 Mixed 381 SusWrite 350 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 59.5 199% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
OWC Aura Pro 2012 SSD 120GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 23GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 160 159 155 154 161 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.9% Good	Read 470 Write 172 Mixed 244 SusWrite 157 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 23.7 4K Mixed 29.2 100% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 49.8 DQ Mixed 77.1 58% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 63%
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90 711 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 112GB free Firmware: M310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 250 249 248 250 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 451 Write 246 Mixed 264 SusWrite 249 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 28.5 122% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 232 193% 281 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 83%
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 32GB free Firmware: 506a SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 142 97 88 130 137 MB/s Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.3% Above average	Read 272 Write 152 Mixed 193 SusWrite 117 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 23.9 92% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 91.5 DQ Mixed 96.8 78% 111 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 45%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 242GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 340 359 362 350 342 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 487 Mixed 458 SusWrite 351 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.7 204% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.5 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 24.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 79%

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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	1,092x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16