Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Graphics	1.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 11:57
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3220-$36 19,337 User benchmarks, average bench 48% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 28.1 2-Core 94.7 26% 61.4 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 176 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 31% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz) 43,454 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4414 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.78% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 3.5 2% 2.43 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 1.3 Splatting 2.6 2% 2.33 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.78% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521A SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 109 114 113 116 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 358 Write 143 Mixed 191 SusWrite 115 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 28.2 94% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 36.1 70% 142 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 84%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 141GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 194 273 257 233 281 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 461 Write 435 Mixed 386 SusWrite 263 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 42.1 130% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 358 243% 296 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 124%
Toshiba HDWN180 8TB 898 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 101GB free Firmware: GX2M SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 103 114 109 114 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 118 Write 121 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 112 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.7 234% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 131%
Toshiba MD04ACA600 6TB-$250 686 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 153GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 114 127 128 130 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 146 Write 145 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 126 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 266% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 112%
Lexar JumpDrive P20 USB 3.0 64GB-$20 539 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 17GB free, PID a212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 148 143 203 189 186 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 236 Write 50 Mixed 140 SusWrite 162 180% 147 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.5 97% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 95%

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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	752x
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	102x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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

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Performance Results

PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)