Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive90.6% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 17 '18 at 02:15
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 211
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 412
53% 402 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36CB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.5% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 105
Parallax 95.6
83% 101 fps
MRender 87.8
Gravity 91.5
Splatting 76.3
69% 85.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 311 361 250 241 227 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 392
Write 451
Mixed 306
SusWrite 280
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 40
142% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 319
237% 315 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 99%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
207GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 315 327 328 328 328 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 402
Write 321
Mixed 297
SusWrite 318
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 41.6
136% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 181
154% 220 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 166 172 176 174 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 150
Mixed 62
SusWrite 172
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.6
189% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 991776 (996776) 1314 991995 (996995) 1314 991776 (996776) 1314 991995 (996995) 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
51.1% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 15.3
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,896 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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