Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive118% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z87-PRO  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 22 '19 at 15:22
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 241
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 471
63% 472 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.5% Above average
Lighting 62.5
Reflection 67.9
Parallax 60.8
51% 63.7 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 59.5
Splatting 54.6
50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$39
230GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 376 438 438 441 444 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 450
Mixed 423
SusWrite 402
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 56
185% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 295
241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 118%
Great: 125%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188
81GB free
Firmware: 300i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 150 153 151 130 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 450
Write 154
Mixed 208
SusWrite 138
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 42
157% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 174
131% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 80%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
59GB free
Firmware: GM4OA5CA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 64 64 64 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 64.3
Write 65.5
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 63.8
42% 57.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 51%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
268GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 71 74 79 78 78 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 80.8
Write 71
Mixed 39
SusWrite 73.5
48% 66.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
243GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 66
Write 70.3
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 67.8
49% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 67%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90
37GB free
Firmware: 04.04V06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 84 83 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 74
Write 72.5
Mixed 56
SusWrite 83.2
53% 71.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 28
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 26.2
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 23.3
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 48.6
82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,541 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: 62% - Good Total price: $454
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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