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 (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131213
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '19 at 23:07
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 89.3 2-Core 170 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 482 47% 384 Pts	64-Core 482 30% 482 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.3% Good	Lighting 80.9 Reflection 96.4 Parallax 82.1 66% 86.5 fps	MRender 84.5 Gravity 46.8 Splatting 88 61% 73.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 428 Write 393 Mixed 335 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 36.3 127% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 837GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 425 Mixed 364 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 46.8 150% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 102GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 85.2 Write 87.5 Mixed 57.3 57% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 69%
WD Elements 25A3 2TB 1,387 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 621GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 127 Write 128 Mixed 87 143% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 59%
WD 3200AAJ External 320GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 100GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 42 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	22% Poor	Read 38 Write 39.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 41.3 51% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	55.3% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 18 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.3% 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	755x
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 $90Bench 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 $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