Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '21 at 22:56
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$41 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 156 70% 115 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 257 35% 262 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	2.61% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 4.4 2% 3.03 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.5 3% 3.47 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.61% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 119 141 135 135 150 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 169 Write 156 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 136 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 56GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 44 44 46 44 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 46.4 Write 48.1 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 44.6 33% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.1 178% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 60%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 30GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 5.3 5.6 5.4 4.8 5.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 20.5 Write 4.7 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 5.8 10% 8.93 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.05 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 30%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 186GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 70 72 72 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 73.2 Write 73.8 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 71.1 90% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-003.A00LF 8GB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.7% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 8.6 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 59%

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Gaming 60%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	838x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	759x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	346x

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	190x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16