Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics139% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '17 at 07:57
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 119
2-Core 242
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 476
64% 476 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Lighting 200
Reflection 214
Parallax 210
163% 208 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 192
Splatting 129
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 139%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
368GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 492
Mixed 499
112% 501 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 53.2
190% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 44
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 124
113% 162 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
68GB free
Firmware: DXT09B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
67% Good
Read 505
Write 131
Mixed 190
60% 275 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 9.95
103% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 26.9
71% 156 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 67%
Great: 73%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
72.5% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 23.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 22.5
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,899 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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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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