Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.9% 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	94% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 04:08
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 194 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 373 50% 375 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% XFX(1682 3221) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 51.4 33% 40.7 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 36.4 29% 34.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 263 260 263 255 256 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 269 Mixed 269 SusWrite 261 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 37.1 145% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 208 187% 286 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 129%
WDC WD80 EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 157 Write 159 Mixed 113 SusWrite 0.6 136% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 62%
WDC WD10 03FBYX-01Y7B1 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 230GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 2.1 2.3 0.9 0.8 1.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 89.5 Write 90.5 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 3.3 80% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 124% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 55%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 128 126 127 126 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 121 Write 123 Mixed 52 SusWrite 123 140% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 34% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 61%
WDC WD80 EFAX-68LHPN0 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 130 128 127 127 126 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 184 Write 193 Mixed 132 SusWrite 126 212% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 2,515 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 36%

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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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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	348x

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	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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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