Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '17 at 20:46
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (57^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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 101 2-Core 203 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 349 49% 361 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8422) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.33 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 527ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 14338875 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 26259430052489 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1309 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 72 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 31 38 51542097951 (C2) HDA temperature 31 38 51542097951 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 14338875 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 14338875 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 14338875 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 6674 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6348 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6348 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7277	58.4% Above average	Read 464 Write 102 Mixed 157 52% 241 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 13.6 96% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 11.4 42% 93.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 73%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 409GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 130 130 38686097808 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5753 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 19048 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4426 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6095 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6095 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 253403856932 (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	47.2% Average	Read 86.5 Write 77.9 Mixed 99.6 67% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.41 84% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 61%
Kingston SV300S37A120G 1TB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 398GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 170 2208 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1812 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2301 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 560 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1800 (C2) HDA temperature 118 108 25 (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 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	85.6% Excellent	Read 152 Write 146 Mixed 136 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.21 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.36 135% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 103%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 12GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 7.13 Mixed 11 15% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.52 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 1.51 137% 3.28 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 340 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.8% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 63%

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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	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 $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	67x

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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 $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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