Asus Z87-A

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131029
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 18:21
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 103 2-Core 210 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 506 57% 448 Pts	64-Core 526 32% 526 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.7% Very good	Lighting 90.4 Reflection 101 Parallax 85.6 74% 92.3 fps	MRender 91 Gravity 84.1 Splatting 85.3 71% 86.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 371 345 262 230 205 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 450 Mixed 390 SusWrite 280 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 52.7 177% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 196GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 139 140 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 152 Mixed 91.1 SusWrite 138 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M1A1600C10 1315 CT102464BD160B.C16 1315 CT102464BD160B.C16 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.7% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.1 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 11.5 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	6	60	21.5"	1280 720	IVM5633 PL2288H

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Gaming 60%

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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	838x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	761x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	348x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	237x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	190x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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	72x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	68x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16