Asus Q87M-E

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Q87M-E (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140303
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '21 at 12:08
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$65 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 214 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 556 62% 489 Pts	64-Core 573 36% 573 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 78%

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) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3262 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Inte SSDSC2BF180A4H 180GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 127 132 136 157 169 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.4% Good	Read 253 Write 74.8 Mixed 160 SusWrite 142 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 29.3 114% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 23.1 58% 124 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 275GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 105 106 105 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 171 Write 133 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 109 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 374GB free Firmware: ES22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 120 120 120 126 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 77.8 Write 77 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 122 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 100%
WD WD3000FYYZ-01UL1 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 248GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 102 101 110 105 105 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 91.8 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 105 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 98%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 8GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 3.5 Mixed 3.3 4% 3.4 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP698650-154-KEB HP698650-154-MCN 8GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.2 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 56%

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Asus Q87M-E

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	230x
Core i7-4770Intel $65Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	191x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	137x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	107x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	84x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	31x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	49x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	14x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	11x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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