Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 13:22
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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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 i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 163 62% 105 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 313 37% 285 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 87.2 57% 75 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 55.4 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,314 Write 4,173 Mixed 1,284 651% 2,924 MB/s	4K Read 350 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 241 940% 260 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 883 645% 841 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 444GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 103 101 103 101 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 120 Write 78.5 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 99.8 71% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 170GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 167 165 167 163 163 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 131 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 163 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 112%
Kindle Internal Storage 1GB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 0004 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 3.9 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	7.69% Terrible	Read 13.3 Write 10.5 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 4.1 14% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 89% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.69% Great: 8%
Mass Storage Device 32GB 1,016 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 4GB free, PID 125d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 19 11 11 8.2 7.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	7.88% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 7.5 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 12.1 16% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 54% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.88% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 0118 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns

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

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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 $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	752x
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	102x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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