Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	14.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8 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	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '16 at 21:42
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (98^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 247 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 237 32% 237 Pts	64-Core 241 15% 241 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 65.9% 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. 16.300.2311.0 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Lighting 18.1 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 22.6 15% 19.2 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 16.3 Splatting 18.8 14% 16.3 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: X312 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 6892 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1345 (A5) Unknown 100 100 395204232044 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 63 (A8) Unknown 100 100 73 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 10 (AE) Unknown 100 100 268 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 45 193274839071 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 4471094510609 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2190 (EA) Unknown 100 100 9088 (F1) Unknown 253 253 5219 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6706 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	62.9% Good	Read 473 Write 102 Mixed 135 51% 237 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 10.6 114% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 6.67 DQ Mixed 5.57 35% 87.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 396GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 170 168 2458 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 859 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5400 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 848 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 83 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 775 (C2) HDA temperature 112 91 31 (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	90% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 158 Mixed 155 118% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.29 4K Write 2.68 4K Mixed 0.36 143% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 109%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 418GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 230 226 8500 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10106 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 24412 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 90 90 10048 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 851 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10104 (C2) HDA temperature 112 97 38 (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	49.8% Average	Read 97.4 Write 75.7 Mixed 81.7 64% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.57 143% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 144GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 141 137 3941 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10403 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 24177 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 91 91 9966 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 783 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9619 (C2) HDA temperature 110 91 33 (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 72 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	59.1% Above average	Read 109 Write 97 Mixed 97.2 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.33 87% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 69%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 154 Write 142 Mixed 83.6 155% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 2.09 4K Mixed 0.45 90% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 53%
NORELSYS 106X 500GB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 241GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 125 Write 128 Mixed 99.5 150% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 2.79 4K Mixed 0.28 108% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 72%

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 (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.4% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.1 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 74%

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Gaming 60%

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Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	832x
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	90x
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