Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.5% 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	107% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131029
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '16 at 00:15
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 618 62% 506 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3671) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6451 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 61.2 58% 66.7 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 56.3 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 238GB free Firmware: 1.5.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 6 0 6 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 14624 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1003 (E8) Unknown 100 100 27916175016 (E9) Unknown 99 0 99	82.7% Excellent	Read 282 Write 391 Mixed 242 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 23.5 122% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 75.4 107% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 87%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 456 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 22 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (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 62 56 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 2 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1544525805	107% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 416 Mixed 370 96% 435 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 36 164% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 103 120% 209 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 279GB free Firmware: 04.04V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 198 195 3075 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2753 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 20209 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2536 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 906 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2753 (C2) HDA temperature 115 105 32 (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	67.5% Good	Read 112 Write 123 Mixed 113 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 3.01 4K Mixed 0.7 174% 1.56 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 179GB free Firmware: CC3E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 190727859 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 4033 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6606154 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 32879 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1416 (B7) Unknown 95 95 5 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 262154 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 52 588578850 (C2) HDA temperature 34 48 34359738402 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 12 190727859 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -61001420487303 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1494337058 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3058831854	38.4% Below average	Read 76.7 Write 56.9 Mixed 19.1 37% 50.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.44 97% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600LL Series 0215 CMX4GX3M2A1600C7 1302 1600LL Series 0215 CMX4GX3M2A1600C7 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.3% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.5 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 51%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	833x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	753x
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	188x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	102x
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	71x
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 $274	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