Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '20 at 17:13
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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 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 (100^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 578 60% 483 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 847A) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Lighting 31.4 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 36.8 26% 32.5 fps	MRender 40.9 Gravity 38 Splatting 32.7 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 260 250 93 116 123 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 448 Mixed 386 SusWrite 200 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 54.2 180% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 177GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 120 121 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 60 SusWrite 120 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 286GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 93 93 94 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 125 Write 77.2 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 92.4 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 112%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 56GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 190 189 190 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 232 Write 128 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 186 186% 150 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 7.9 677% 9.9 MB/s	DQ Read 11.9 DQ Write 11.9 DQ Mixed 7.9 718% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 19.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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