Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.4% 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 Drive81.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PRO  (all builds)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '19 at 20:52
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 71.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 213
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 545
57% 458 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.53% Terrible
Lighting 3.47
Reflection 6.04
Parallax 6.47
3% 5.32 fps
MRender 7.95
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 7.22
5% 5.89 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.53%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.4% Very good
Lighting 95.6
Reflection 105
Parallax 88.6
78% 96.5 fps
MRender 92.9
Gravity 91.1
Splatting 94.9
76% 93 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 321 136 164 177 180 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 408
Write 169
Mixed 312
SusWrite 218
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 34.7
118% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 197
185% 288 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
624GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 151 151 152 153 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 169
Mixed 143
SusWrite 150
117% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.3% Average
MC Read 12.3
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 14.9
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 97.1
41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,535 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $469
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