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 (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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2160 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '20 at 04:39
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (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 i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 202 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 390 52% 386 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB; 9001G1422510000 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 163 Parallax 207 139% 180 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 152 Splatting 127 125% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 485 Write 211 Mixed 146 61% 281 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 36.9 135% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 104 122% 216 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WDC WD80 EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 0.5 0.4 0 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 171 Write 175 Mixed 117 SusWrite 0.8 146% 116 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 62%
WDC WD10 03FBYX-01Y7B1 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 234GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 4.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 89 Write 90 Mixed 74 SusWrite 4.1 82% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 120% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 55%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 125 125 125 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 122 Write 124 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 124 155% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 41% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 61%
WDC WD80 EFAX-68LHPN0 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 125 125 125 123 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 184 Write 194 Mixed 134 SusWrite 126 213% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.1% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 7.9 25% 8.83 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 8.8 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 70%

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

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	848x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	764x
Core i7-4770Intel $65Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	354x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	239x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	208x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	193x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 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	73x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	70x

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Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359