Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131029
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 23:09
Run Duration	557 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 214 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 387 53% 394 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 58.2 56% 64.3 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 68.8 57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 376 376 398 396 361 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 405 Mixed 265 SusWrite 380 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 35.7 149% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 319 244% 329 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 29GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 67 66 67 66 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 82.2 Write 76.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 66 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 69%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 3GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 34 35 32 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 20 Write 39 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 33.3 22% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 51%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 175GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 83 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 74.7 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 82 62% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 10GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 15 16 15 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.88% Terrible	Read 12.7 Write 84 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 19.9 27% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1 234% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 9.88% Great: 87%
WD My Book 750GB 378 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 126GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 39 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 39.8 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 39.9 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 22%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 77GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 37 39 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 39.2 Mixed 26 SusWrite 37.6 48% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 22%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 144 145 145 146 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 149 Write 145 Mixed 85 SusWrite 145 176% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 60%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 38 42 33 28 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 47.5 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 35.8 48% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL KHX1866C10D3/8G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 24GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.9 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 14.7 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 62%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	836x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	756x
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	189x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	72x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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