Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.7% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateNov 21 '18 at 07:28
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 195
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 580
57% 465 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Asus(1043 8472) 2GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
27.7% Poor
Lighting 32.1
Reflection 29.8
Parallax 37.9
26% 33.3 fps
MRender 41.1
Gravity 39.4
Splatting 33.5
31% 38 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 135
Write 82.3
Mixed 136
26% 118 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 24.4
104% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 77.6
DQ Mixed 25.3
69% 155 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
37GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 103 99 103 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 94.7
Write 76.3
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 103
63% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.1% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 16
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 17.1
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.1%
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 2,920 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: $626
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