Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	9.6% 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	180% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit, Цвета: 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '20 at 11:42
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 200 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 574 58% 471 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112 69,673 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 842F) 1GB CLim: 1137 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	9.6% Terrible	Lighting 10.7 Reflection 10 Parallax 12.5 9% 11.1 fps	MRender 14.4 Gravity 13 Splatting 14 11% 13.8 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.6% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M9PeGN 256GB 884 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 229 225 261 239 247 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1519 Write 1,034 Mixed 1,027 SusWrite 274 214% 964 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 72.8 244% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 437 DQ Mixed 678 484% 628 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 211%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 333GB free Firmware: 01.01K01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 103 104 105 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 157 Write 145 Mixed 98.1 SusWrite 103 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 96%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 371GB free Firmware: 01.01K01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 107 122 106 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 131 Write 127 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 111 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 96%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 264GB free Firmware: 01.01K01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 117 116 118 118 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 120 Write 110 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 116 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 96%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 113GB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 83 83 84 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 130 Write 112 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 82.8 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 216GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 96 Write 72.8 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 98.9 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.4 418% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 123GB 3,538 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 78GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 22 22 23 22 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 20.8 Mixed 25 SusWrite 21.2 32% 25 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.8 172% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 40%
JetFlash Transcend 4GB 5,016 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	7.61% Terrible	Read 29 Write 7.7 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 11.7 15% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.61% Great: 8%
JetFlash Transcend 64GB 3,351 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 37 Write 36.8 Mixed 35.4 47% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.7 38% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.M16 16GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.1 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 20.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 60%

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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	833x
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	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	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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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