Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	76.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '23 at 17:43
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 68.6 1-Core 95.7 2-Core 180 65% 115 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 326 40% 304 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3628 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 97.7 Parallax 89.3 78% 94.1 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 86.7 Splatting 78 75% 93.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 157 157 244 259 230 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.8% Average	Read 225 Write 238 Mixed 221 SusWrite 197 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 32.3 4K Mixed 15.5 57% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 172 132% 180 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 75GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 315 316 314 295 278 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 391 Write 375 Mixed 330 SusWrite 297 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 41.9 135% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 303 238% 330 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 167 164 173 172 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 167 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 168 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 891GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 163 150 163 151 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 113 Write 137 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 157 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 18.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 62%

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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	66	53	75	27"	1280 720	AUS2701 PA278QV

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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	1,091x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	235x

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	158x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	100x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	97x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	59x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	52x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	52x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16