Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics36.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive87.1% 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateOct 17 '18 at 22:59
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 259
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 509
69% 514 Pts
64-Core 503
31% 503 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Zotac(19DA 4255) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Lighting 44.6
Reflection 40.7
Parallax 54.1
36% 46.4 fps
MRender 53.2
Gravity 50
Splatting 37.9
38% 47 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HTRAN101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 381 364 313 248 374 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 500
Write 462
Mixed 436
SusWrite 330
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 28.8
105% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 307
236% 321 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 102%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
86GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 277 278 278 277 277 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 487
Mixed 411
SusWrite 295
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 57.4
203% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 232
210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 117%
Great: 118%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121
2TB free
Firmware: CV22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 195 196 196 197 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 172
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 195
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 26.5
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 24.9
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,900 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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