Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

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


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.2% 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)
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '19 at 23:44
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

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 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 as expected (49^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 105 2-Core 202 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 525 52% 425 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 66.3 52% 66 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 54 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 484 Write 417 Mixed 382 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 52.2 171% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 354 263% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 13GB free Firmware: 400i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 412 Write 270 Mixed 271 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 41.8 153% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 188 164% 244 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 211GB free Firmware: CC29 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 137 Write 78.3 Mixed 73.7 72% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
INTEL SS DSC2CT180A4 180GB 54GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 4,208 Write 33.5 Mixed 65.7 976% 1,436 MB/s	4K Read 498 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 5.3 2,114% 169 MB/s

WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 95.2 Write 95.7 Mixed 57.5 103% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-1600C9-8GAR 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-1600C9-8GAR 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 62%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	837x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	759x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16