Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.9% 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	85.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131003
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '17 at 09:38
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 230 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 459 62% 463 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 79%

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: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 69.1 54% 68.1 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 61.7 Splatting 57.7 52% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5698 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2701 (B1) Unknown 93 93 82 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 60 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 97 97 2951 (EB) Unknown 99 99 41 (F1) Unknown 99 99 20914625235	85.1% Excellent	Read 496 Write 281 Mixed 216 73% 331 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 20.6 131% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 51.1 86% 168 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 791GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 174 6158 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 986 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 905 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 491 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5297 (C2) HDA temperature 123 111 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	77.9% Very good	Read 156 Write 115 Mixed 92.5 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.22 90% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 84%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 414GB free Firmware: JP2OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 93 (03) Spinup time 117 117 12897681603 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6963 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 142 142 29 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10203 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4567 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6968 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6968 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 197569413147 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	60.1% Good	Read 96.5 Write 113 Mixed 21.3 56% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.36 80% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 74%
MDT MD10EAVS-00D7B0 1TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 225GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 162 157 6875 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5934 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7766 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3468 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 67 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5894 (C2) HDA temperature 121 95 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	46.6% Average	Read 83 Write 79.1 Mixed 66.3 57% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.32 93% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 8GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.7% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.4 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 64%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,895 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 60%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	832x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	749x
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	187x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	101x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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	67x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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