Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '21 at 21:12
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 204 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 612 62% 504 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% EVGA(3842 0784) 3GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 41% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB 13,649 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 56R6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 106 140 87 95 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 404 Write 400 Mixed 312 SusWrite 122 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 26.8 93% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 173 159% 246 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 89%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 410GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 112 112 112 113 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 112 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 85%
Seagate ST4000NM0033 49Y6003 49Y6006IBM 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: BB59 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 179 181 180 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 163 Mixed 105 SusWrite 179 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%
Seagate ST4000NM0033 49Y6003 49Y6006IBM 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: BB59 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 146 145 144 147 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 135 Mixed 103 SusWrite 145 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 5,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1960 MHz Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 24.4 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 109%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,091x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	422x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	235x

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	158x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
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	59x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	52x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	52x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16