Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	10.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '17 at 07:49
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$43 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 98.1 2-Core 186 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 228 33% 243 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% XFX(1682 304B) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1002 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.99% Terrible	Lighting 1.27 Reflection 1.35 Parallax 1.5 1% 1.37 fps	MRender 1.24 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.17 1% 1.09 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.99% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WDC WD40EZRZ-00WN9B0 1TB 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 137 130 4150 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2226 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16617 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1832 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 144 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 134 134 200274 (C2) HDA temperature 109 91 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	10.4% Very poor	Read 80.1 Write 110 Mixed 68.9 19% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.21 2% 0.87 MB/s

WD WD10EZRX-00A8LB0 4TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 900GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 195 175 7233 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2302 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10690 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 641 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 73 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 157 157 129933 (C2) HDA temperature 116 96 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54% Above average	Read 96.6 Write 91.4 Mixed 91.4 70% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.2 84% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.3% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 8.1 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 9.5 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 61%

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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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Gaming 60%

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Desktop 80%

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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	749x
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	187x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	101x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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	67x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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