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 way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive78.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 17:21
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 95.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 225
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 481
64% 476 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
PwrHis(1787 2345) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.10.1
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 216 219 241 242 241 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 459
Write 248
Mixed 159
SusWrite 228
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 19.5
121% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 55
93% 186 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
72.9% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 23.1
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,921 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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