Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	64.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '20 at 23:46
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 212 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 584 59% 478 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Lighting 80.6 Reflection 81 Parallax 70.7 66% 77.4 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 78 62% 75.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$199 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 138 113 115 109 114 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 413 Mixed 402 SusWrite 152 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 52.3 184% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 301 228% 308 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 122%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 176GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 399 411 430 431 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 481 Mixed 443 SusWrite 408 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 68.1 224% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 97.6 134% 244 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 261GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 398 411 429 431 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 483 Mixed 440 SusWrite 408 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 64.5 212% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 296 224% 300 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 234GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 117 119 118 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 117 Write 84 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 118 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 114%
SMI USB DISK 16GB 4,910 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 10GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4 4.9 4.1 4.1 4.7 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	7.67% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 8.3 Mixed 9 SusWrite 4.4 13% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.3 85% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.67% Great: 35%
ASMT ASM105x 250GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 5.9 5.9 6 6 5.9 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 24.8 Write 22.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 5.9 25% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 7.8 556% 7.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 266%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 6 6.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 20.8 Write 20.3 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 6 22% 16.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 66%
ASMT ASM105x 120GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 112GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 5.9 5.9 6 6 6 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 24.5 Write 23.3 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 5.9 25% 19.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 5.8 490% 7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 139%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1.5TB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 675GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 6 5.9 6 6 5.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	9.85% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 23.3 Mixed 18 SusWrite 5.9 23% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 9.85% Great: 42%
WD easystore 25FC 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 608GB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	6.48% Terrible	Read 20.3 Write 19 Mixed 22 SusWrite 5.8 22% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 36% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 6.48% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 3TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 377GB free, PID 3341 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 6 5.9 6 6 6.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	9.87% Terrible	Read 24 Write 23.5 Mixed 22 SusWrite 5.9 25% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 9.87% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 4x8GB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 19.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 63%

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

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	838x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	761x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	347x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	237x
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 $140Bench 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	72x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	68x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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