Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PRO  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '20 at 00:37
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 124
2-Core 241
88% 154 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 467
60% 452 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5570
XFX(1682 3051) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
4.02% Terrible
Lighting 5.33
Reflection 5.81
Parallax 4.94
4% 5.36 fps
MRender 3.86
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 4.22
3% 4.12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.02%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 404
Write 134
Mixed 195
53% 244 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 29.8
127% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 91.7
91% 149 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
471GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,445
Write 22.1
Mixed 61.8
1,319% 1,843 MB/s
4K Read 884
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.8
37,071% 296 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.7% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 23.8
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 78%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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