Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	43.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131003
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '19 at 10:38
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 234 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 628 68% 542 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 862C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Lighting 75.8 Reflection 74 Parallax 65.6 62% 71.8 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 71.7 58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 15 47 13 35 3.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 415 Write 358 Mixed 207 SusWrite 47.4 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 33.9 4K Mixed 17.8 68% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 55.4 DQ Write 66.4 DQ Mixed 42.9 37% 54.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 61%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 14GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 193 200 201 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 478 Write 203 Mixed 211 SusWrite 195 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 13.8 100% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 79.8 94% 161 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 78%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 203GB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 117 118 118 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 95.7 Write 96 Mixed 59 SusWrite 117 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 429GB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 159 160 158 159 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 128 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 158 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 31GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 24GB free Firmware: PMAP SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 16 16 15 15 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 124 Write 55.8 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 17.8 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 308% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 41%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 97 95 99 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 102 Write 88 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 96.9 122% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 85% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.8 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 63%

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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	1,086x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	421x
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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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