Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '19 at 15:21
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 408 54% 408 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST1000DM003-1CH162 240GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPGB SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 213 216 222 193 154 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 461 Write 161 Mixed 182 SusWrite 197 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 20 71% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 31.7 DQ Mixed 42.6 41% 66.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 98%
VK000240GWEZB 240GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 157GB free Firmware: HPGB SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 257 257 257 258 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 469 Write 258 Mixed 218 SusWrite 250 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 32.6 143% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 215 174% 245 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 780GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 173 176 175 173 168 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 126 Mixed 89 SusWrite 171 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 112%
WDC WD50 00AAKX-75U6AA0 500GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 165GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 38.3 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 40.3 51% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1836 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 19.7 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 60%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	847x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	764x
Core i7-4770Intel $65Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	354x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	239x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	208x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	193x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	88x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	83x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	73x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	70x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369