Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.9% 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 Drive72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PRO  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130819
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$51
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 98.2
1-Core 88.2
2-Core 165
71% 117 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 354
45% 340 Pts
64-Core 351
22% 351 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1623 MHz, MLim: 2050 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Lighting 48.6
Reflection 48.2
Parallax 43.3
40% 46.7 fps
MRender 46
Gravity 43.4
Splatting 39.1
35% 42.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 64 55 60 52 59 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 462
Write 351
Mixed 118
SusWrite 83.2
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 36.6
132% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 93.6
DQ Mixed 177
136% 190 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 82%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154
223GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 94 94 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 91
Write 94.5
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 93.2
60% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-636.A00LF 9905471-011.A00LF 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
36.1% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 11.1
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 6.6
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 45
89% 45 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,544 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: 63% - Good Total price: $450
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