Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	254% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 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	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131213
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '18 at 19:36
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	HND-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 713 74% 594 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 9.18.10.3186 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 713 595 553 548 573 590 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 1,951 Write 1,224 Mixed 599 SusWrite 595 241% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 265 4K Mixed 64.6 294% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 69.4 348% 800 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 292%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 14GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 471 Write 381 Mixed 306 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 38.5 152% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 41.2 103% 220 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
JetFlash Transcend 4GB 970 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 20.3 Write 4.5 Mixed 4.7 9% 9.83 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 8%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 23GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 97 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 105 Write 100 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 95.9 120% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 60%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 9.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 200 195 193 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 207 Write 212 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 196 229% 173 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.4 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 62%

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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	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 $178	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