Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	87.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (50%). 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	3.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '19 at 16:30
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 158 68% 112 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 460 46% 375 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 445GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 343 344 352 350 337 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 420 Write 309 Mixed 268 SusWrite 342 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 32.5 110% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 273 226% 324 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 95GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 67 60 64 41 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 26.5 Write 90.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 59.3 43% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 76%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 7TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 174 169 178 175 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 176 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 174 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.9 266% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 557GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 74 76 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 70.5 Write 65.7 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 74.2 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 67%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 228GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 68 72 72 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 92 Write 86.5 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 70.7 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 87%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 204GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 53 55 59 56 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 72.5 Write 70.7 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 56.5 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.8% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.6 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 16.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	833x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	752x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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