Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


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 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.1% 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	42.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140603
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 15:07
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	37%

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 i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 85.7 2-Core 170 67% 113 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 281 36% 270 Pts	64-Core 262 16% 262 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.1% Below average	Lighting 43.1 Reflection 42.1 Parallax 37.4 35% 40.9 fps	MRender 35.1 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 33.9 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 177 79 76 70 81 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 324 Write 262 Mixed 277 SusWrite 117 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 18.3 4K Mixed 12.6 39% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 252 184% 243 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 289GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 89 107 113 113 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 131 Write 133 Mixed 104 SusWrite 106 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.1 197% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.3% Above average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 16 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 72%

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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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Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,899 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 60%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	833x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	751x
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	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	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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