Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140128
Uptime5 Days
Run DateNov 21 '18 at 13:03
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 92.6
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 192
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 366
49% 366 Pts
64-Core 344
21% 344 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Palit(1569 1380) 2GB
CLim: 1359 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 21.9
Reflection 17.3
Parallax 18.9
18% 19.3 fps
MRender 25.5
Gravity 22.6
Splatting 16.9
17% 21.6 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 22 32 63 90 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 115
Write 117
Mixed 79
SusWrite 51.4
67% 90.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.3
127% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 105%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
218GB free
Firmware: 0003SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 39 38 38 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 39.3
Write 36
Mixed 24.5
SusWrite 39.1
26% 34.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 18.7
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 20.5
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,898 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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HDDRAMUSB
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