Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors, 2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors, 2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140603
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '17 at 09:15
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 176 73% 122 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 518 53% 425 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48% Average	Lighting 58.4 Reflection 56.1 Parallax 51.2 48% 55.2 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 58.4 Splatting 52.8 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 512GB-$189 1,547 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8. Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 8645489626 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 1 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 73495480383572 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 102 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 72 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 32 63 85903474720 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 110 110 8645489626 (C4) Reallocation count 99 99 1 (C9) Soft read error rate 110 110 8645489626 (CC) Soft ECC correction 110 110 8645489626 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 42949672961 (E9) Unknown 0 0 17976 (EA) Unknown 0 0 15601 (F1) Unknown 0 0 15601 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10563	66.2% Good	Read 510 Write 202 Mixed 286 73% 333 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 22 4K Mixed 21.1 87% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 98.6 DQ Mixed 66.8 74% 128 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 69%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 79GB free Firmware: DC22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 41111426963818 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 340 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 1 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 56 (B7) Unknown 100 100 11 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 29 45 38657654813 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 56 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 120215 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 47 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 93 93 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 120215 (F2) Unknown 100 100 106658 (F9) Unknown 100 100 31026	61.9% Good	Read 352 Write 110 Mixed 142 44% 201 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 21.3 124% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 29.7 44% 81.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 79%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 3.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 36.9 Mixed 1.57 29% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.2 63% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 44%
ST3000DM 001-1CH166 3TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 3TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 38.4 Write 39 Mixed 12.9 36% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.33 77% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 68%
ST3000DM 001-1CH166 3TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 39 Mixed 10.9 35% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.33 72% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 68%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 387GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 36.9 Write 37.1 Mixed 36.3 48% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.27 90% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 924 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 19.8 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 85%

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Workstation 50%

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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 $15	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