Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	94.8% 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	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 (12%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '20 at 22:24
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 637 68% 541 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 406 395 421 409 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 416 Mixed 298 SusWrite 412 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 38.7 138% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 180 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 107%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 180 180 179 177 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 93%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 760GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 111 100 108 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 129 Write 121 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 105 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 74%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$211 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 140 146 143 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 162 Write 175 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 142 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.3 294% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 70 71 69 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 92 Write 93.7 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 70.8 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 2x8GB 4,816 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.4 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

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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	759x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	346x

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	190x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16