Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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.
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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PRO  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 10 '19 at 08:48
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%
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 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 99.6
2-Core 180
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 522
50% 414 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.2% Good
Lighting 79
Reflection 76.1
Parallax 34.9
64% 63.3 fps
MRender 91.5
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 65.5
61% 75.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC8110E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 317 344 321 312 249 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 352
Write 313
Mixed 232
SusWrite 312
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 23.2
81% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 181
166% 255 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 101%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
127GB free
Firmware: 2BA30003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 77.3
Write 56
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 55.1
44% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1648 MHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
52.6% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 17
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 13
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 83.8
48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.6%
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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