Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '21 at 18:27
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	91%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 51.8 2-Core 102 47% 74.9 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 261 26% 215 Pts	64-Core 259 16% 259 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6970 9,594 User benchmarks, average bench 20% AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Lighting 25.4 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 27.3 21% 27.8 fps	MRender 24.7 Gravity 26.5 Splatting 19.5 19% 23.6 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 227 201 172 118 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 275 Write 300 Mixed 217 SusWrite 170 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 20.7 72% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 313 238% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 104%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 177GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 188 622 487 65 424 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 825 Write 925 Mixed 744 SusWrite 360 160% 713 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 36.8 120% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 697 DQ Write 438 DQ Mixed 345 317% 494 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 277%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 843GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 107 106 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 54 SusWrite 107 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 649GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 145 155 147 144 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 88.7 Write 108 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 145 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 64% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 104GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 97 95 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 94 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 109%
Seagate M3 1TB 2,563 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 204GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 35 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 33.4 Write 31.6 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 37 23% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 64%
Lacie Rikiki USB 3.0 1TB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 9GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 33 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 37.6 22% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 59%
Seagate Portable 500GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 65GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 33 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 35.4 Write 28.7 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 35.3 41% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 12GB 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.6% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 98.6 41% 98.6 ns

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,538 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	1,087x
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 $109Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $469

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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