Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 23:43
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 86.4
1-Core 90.9
2-Core 205
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 373
50% 372 Pts
64-Core 366
23% 366 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 140
Parallax 134
107% 135 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 126
Splatting 105
92% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
C400-mtf DDAC256MAM 256GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 070H
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 397
Write 227
Mixed 254
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 15.1
96% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 22.7
42% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 63%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$54
26GB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 68 69 69 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 128
Write 127
Mixed 68
SusWrite 71
72% 98.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown VS2GB1333D3 0215 VS2GB1333D4 0215 VS2GB1333D4 0215 VS2GB1333D4 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 14.7
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 48%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,925 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $627
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