Asus Z87-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.7% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z87-PRO (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '20 at 13:43
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 188 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 345 45% 339 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.08% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 128 Parallax 6.4 3% 45.8 fps	MRender 6.5 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.08% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 319 320 319 325 323 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 324 Mixed 291 SusWrite 320 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 34.4 138% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 242 210% 312 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 129%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 465GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 127 128 128 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 127 Write 126 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 127 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX4GX3M2B1600C9 0118 0215 CMX4GX3M2B1600C9 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 14.4 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 14.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z87-PRO Builds (Compare 2,544 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $94Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $454

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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16