Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '22 at 02:51
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 90.7 2-Core 176 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 390 44% 346 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 4 6.4 16 7.5 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Write 64.7 Mixed 7 SusWrite 10.9 6% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.3 6% 3.4 MB/s	DQ Read 4.4 DQ Write 7.5 DQ Mixed 15.1 9% 9 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 111GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 267 130 18 32 32 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.5% Average	Read 198 Write 199 Mixed 212 SusWrite 112 41% 180 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 19 67% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 98.1 84% 123 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 102%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB 6,787 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 104GB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 98 101 102 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 62 SusWrite 99.3 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	45.2% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	838x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	761x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	347x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	237x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	190x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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