Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive42.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 07:26
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 203
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 579
57% 465 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 84%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 55 50 53 48 49 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.7% Average
Read 209
Write 67.3
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 52.4
23% 104 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 16.1
72% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 63.7
DQ Mixed 54.3
81% 160 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
411GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 165 164 163 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 108
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 164
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.8% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,922 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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