Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.2% 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	87.2% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '17 at 20:31
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 239 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 421 60% 440 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7790 8,590 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 045A) 1GB CLim: 1075 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.4.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Lighting 26.8 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 31.8 22% 29.6 fps	MRender 27.2 Gravity 23.1 Splatting 31.6 23% 27.3 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 19235 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 233 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 29 (A8) Unknown 100 100 322 (A9) Unknown 100 100 303 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 198 (AE) Unknown 100 100 65 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 113 485332418589 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1596 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 51784 (F1) Unknown 253 253 19396 (F2) Unknown 253 253 130982 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	87.2% Excellent	Read 413 Write 410 Mixed 374 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 22.2 122% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 16.3 68% 152 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 99%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 150GB free Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4139 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 62 (A5) Unknown 100 100 3342367 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 20 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 219 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 20 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 65 279174053915 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 34360655886 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 249 (EA) Unknown 100 100 328 (F1) Unknown 253 253 326 (F2) Unknown 253 253 218 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	77.7% Very good	Read 491 Write 343 Mixed 327 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 18.2 82% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 9.21 80% 191 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 101%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 233 Write 239 Mixed 172 160% 215 MB/s	4K Read 1.37 4K Write 4.51 4K Mixed 0.84 233% 2.24 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 425GB free Firmware: 15.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 84.3 Write 53.7 Mixed 59.3 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.49 4K Mixed 0.29 100% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 88GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 83.9 Write 50.3 Mixed 55.2 47% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.27 90% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 403GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 39.8 Write 39.4 Mixed 36.5 50% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.17 61% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992124R (997124R) 2x8GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 26.6 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 25.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 81%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	833x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	751x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	345x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	237x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	188x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	101x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	87x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	83x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	71x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

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 $177	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) $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