Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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	191% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '21 at 17:57
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 95.3 1-Core 97.3 2-Core 219 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 440 49% 387 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB; founders edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 279 Reflection 244 Parallax 280 227% 268 fps	MRender 318 Gravity 229 Splatting 167 187% 238 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 453 Write 390 Mixed 267 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 52.5 185% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 180 183% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 19GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 135 134 134 134 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 160 Write 156 Mixed 140 SusWrite 133 110% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 3,195 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 200GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 59 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 90 Write 39 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 58 69% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 632 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.2 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 17.6 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 80%

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

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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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	749x
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	187x

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	67x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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