Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 21:52
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 211 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 434 59% 440 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1667) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 92.9 Parallax 84.9 84% 93.4 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 88.8 Splatting 79.6 73% 91 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 487 Write 456 Mixed 324 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 39.9 149% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 179 179% 285 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 88%
Samsung 860 1TB 2,531 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 381GB free Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 440 448 463 467 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 465 Mixed 427 SusWrite 447 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 64.2 213% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 575GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 165 163 163 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 172 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 163 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 1315 BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.9% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 52%

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

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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 - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,087x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	234x

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	157x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	105x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	100x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	97x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	58x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	51x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	51x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16