Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21% 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	95.1% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '19 at 08:19
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 579 61% 489 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gainward(10B0 11C0) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 24.5 Reflection 23.5 Parallax 30.8 20% 26.3 fps	MRender 32.9 Gravity 28.3 Splatting 24.4 23% 28.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 249 238 226 240 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 279 Mixed 292 SusWrite 239 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.1 174% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 248 186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 95%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 152GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 239 260 234 245 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 303 Mixed 319 SusWrite 237 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 47.5 178% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 276 209% 280 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 95%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1TB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 161 155 161 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 147 Write 152 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 159 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 382GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 175 170 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 126 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 174 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 338% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 94%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 346GB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 132 130 132 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 129 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 131 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 114%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 237GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 111 109 113 110 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 160 Write 140 Mixed 85 SusWrite 109 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 485GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 142 136 140 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 100 Write 89.3 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 138 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 480GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 86 86 86 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 85.6 Write 87.3 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 86.4 106% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C11 4x4GB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 24.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 72%

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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	1,089x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 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	157x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	52x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	52x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $454

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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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