Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 05:23
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 227 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 632 64% 517 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 847A) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.3% Poor	Lighting 30.4 Reflection 28.4 Parallax 36 25% 31.6 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 37.5 Splatting 31.4 29% 36.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 256GB 830 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 241 258 261 264 265 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 1,018 Write 396 Mixed 314 SusWrite 251 108% 495 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 34.4 134% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 228 201% 303 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 199%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 132 130 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 128 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 130 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 87%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 108 115 110 110 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 98.3 Write 96.1 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 111 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 110%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 148 151 150 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 154 Write 143 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 149 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 100%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 156 157 158 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 163 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 156 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 96%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 26 25 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 26.2 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 25.4 19% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 150% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 92%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 162 161 164 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 155 Mixed 90 SusWrite 161 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD38G16002 1302 1600 CL11 Series 1302 1600 CL11 Series 1302 PSD38G16002 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.2% Above average	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.7 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.9 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

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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	1,087x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
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 $130Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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