Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.4% 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	38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 14:24
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 584 56% 462 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Lighting 58 Reflection 49.9 Parallax 65.4 47% 57.8 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 47.9 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 135 133 127 108 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 112 Write 147 Mixed 107 SusWrite 123 28% 122 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 19.7 72% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 76.3 DQ Mixed 66.9 59% 90.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 51%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 71GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 43 45 44 45 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 52.4 Write 53.4 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 44.5 35% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 44%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 66 66 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 62 Write 31.3 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 64.7 39% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 65%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 239GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 78 77 83 87 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 25.7 Write 102 Mixed 97.9 SusWrite 83 58% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 66%
WD My Passport 0830 500GB 1,616 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 167GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 73 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 72.3 Write 72.6 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 74.3 91% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 4,003 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.8% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8 26% 8.93 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 9.4 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 63%

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

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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	833x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	752x
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	188x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	102x
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	71x
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 $273	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 $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 $45	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