Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130701
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '18 at 20:24
Run Duration61 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4771-$129
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 209
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 547
58% 464 Pts
64-Core 531
33% 531 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 82%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 115
Write 143
Mixed 98.8
89% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.21
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.2
66% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.2% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 15.3
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $627
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