Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 00:11
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 79.5 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 165 65% 110 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 306 40% 299 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 2289) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.5% Average	Lighting 55.8 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 77.1 46% 66.1 fps	MRender 56.1 Gravity 52.8 Splatting 39.9 40% 49.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ssd 512GB 4,609 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 279 108 86 148 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 296 Write 118 Mixed 225 SusWrite 164 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 28.2 106% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 165 134% 189 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 438GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 146 146 145 141 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 154 Write 142 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 144 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 114GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 128 129 129 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 111 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 129 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 109%
OWC Express USB 3.0 250GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 51GB free, PID a0a9 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 38.5 Write 38.1 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 38 52% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 11.6 886% 11.8 MB/s	DQ Read 13.1 DQ Write 17.4 DQ Mixed 14.9 1,147% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 185%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1373 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13.5 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 63%

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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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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