Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.42% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive87.5% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateApr 14 '17 at 13:53
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 205
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 551
58% 462 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
Zotac(19DA 2184) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
8.42% Terrible
Lighting 9.87
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 8.28
8% 9.92 fps
MRender 13
Gravity 9.67
Splatting 11
9% 11.2 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.42%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 734
Write 523
Mixed 591
137% 616 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 2.07
74% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 0.48
DQ Mixed 11.6
40% 96.9 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 332%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323
6GB free
Firmware: 01.01L01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 95.5
Write 96.8
Mixed 88.7
70% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.66
157% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-439.A00LF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
50.6% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 18.1
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,895 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $631
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HDDRAMUSB
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