Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.3% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '24 at 09:43
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	79%

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 i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 80.8 1-Core 82 2-Core 164 64% 109 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 246 30% 230 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Sapphire(174B E224) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.2.1 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.3% Poor	Lighting 32.6 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 42.5 27% 36.8 fps	MRender 29.6 Gravity 31.3 Splatting 24.5 23% 28.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 383 Write 415 Mixed 311 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 34.2 128% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 164 173% 285 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 628GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 97 88 88 118 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 127 Write 102 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 94.8 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 459 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.3% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.7 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 11.5 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 1: 0P 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	6%	18	183	10	60	24"	1920 1017	ACR03E3 K242HL

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Gaming 60%

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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	348x

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	88x

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 i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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