Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	38.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '16 at 16:55
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 94.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 174 77% 127 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 204 26% 200 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E244) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.150.2211.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 18.1 44% 18.1 fps
Poor: 11% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: X312 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 476 Write 24.5 Mixed 47.5 38% 183 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 5.59 4K Mixed 4.13 64% 15.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 517GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 129 Write 127 Mixed 127 97% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.27 4K Write 2.79 4K Mixed 0.35 143% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 109%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 417GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 46.9 Write 45.1 Mixed 46 35% 46 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.25 4K Mixed 0.46 126% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 95GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 74.4 Write 65.9 Mixed 63.8 51% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.38 92% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 301GB free, PID 0100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 52.1 Write 52.7 Mixed 17.6 49% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.2 47% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C8 2x4GB 1,215 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.6% Above average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.4 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 74%

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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	837x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	758x
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	189x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	72x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	68x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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