Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.4% 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	98.3% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 22:34
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 209 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 399 53% 397 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.4% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 41.7 Parallax 39.6 34% 41.2 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 27.4 28% 35.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 160 154 155 157 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 422 Mixed 374 SusWrite 173 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 45.6 174% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 124%
Hitachi HUS724020ALA640 2TB 339 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: MF6OAAZ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 144 142 146 144 146 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 134 Write 145 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 142 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 1315 ST51264BA1339.16FM 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.6% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 13.5 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 14.6 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 80: 10R 9G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
80%	73%	30	261	173	60	21.5"	1920 1080	HPN342E HP 22w

History: Score 44: 6R 3G 5B | Score 80: 10R 9G 3B

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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