Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20131029
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 15:26
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 98.6 2-Core 198 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 355 45% 340 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 79%

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. 10.18.10.3379 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 6.08 Parallax 5.69 4% 5.39 fps	MRender 6.52 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.04 4% 5.31 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 250 Write 163 Mixed 220 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 32 96% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 233 168% 220 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 93GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 176 174 140 110 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 148 Write 145 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 146 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 165GB-$46 4,039 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 69GB free Firmware: P22OAB3A SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 63 63 62 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 49.5 Write 47.7 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 62 35% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 39%
Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 80GB-$41 2,269 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 13GB free Firmware: P21OABEA SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 35 54 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 38.5 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 41.4 27% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 40%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 93GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 109 Mixed 65.7 66% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 183GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 97 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 90.2 Write 89.2 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 96.6 104% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 20GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.2% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.8 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 59%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 60%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	839x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	763x
Core i7-4770Intel $65Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	348x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	238x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	190x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 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	72x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	68x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $773

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16