Asus Z87-WS

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	67.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.5% 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.
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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-WS (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '23 at 05:28
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 69.5 1-Core 91 2-Core 168 63% 109 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 482 44% 368 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% PNY(196E 132B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.4% Good	Lighting 88.5 Reflection 87.9 Parallax 76.3 72% 84.2 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 78.1 Splatting 69.5 58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 482GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 378 406 424 420 399 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 370 Write 406 Mixed 377 SusWrite 384 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 29.7 109% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 255 201% 279 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA 120GB-$100 901 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 95 100 102 97 101 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 348 Write 155 Mixed 191 SusWrite 100 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 39.6 133% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 119 90% 120 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 81%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 783GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 158 157 158 156 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 117 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 154 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.C16 0515 CT102464BD160B.M16 1315 CT102464BD160B.C16 0515 CT102464BD160B.M16 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 16.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 11.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 60%

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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	71	60	0	36.1"	1280 720	XGM0030 XGIMI TV

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Typical Z87-WS Builds (Compare 77 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 29%

Raft

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 24%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus Z87-WS

CPU
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	22x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	15x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	15x

GPU
R9 280XAMD $500Bench 35%, 94,130 samples	7x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x
Raid 1 Volume 500GBIntelBench 146%, 1,321 samples	4x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x

RAM
CM3X2G1600C9 4x2GBCorsairBench 50%, 173 samples	4x
HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 60%, 1,419 samples	4x
9905403-848.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 10 samples	4x

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Value: 28% - Poor

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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