Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.8% 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.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 01:59
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 56%

 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 i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 190
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 397
48% 368 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Palit(1569 1187) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.8% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 35
24% 30.9 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 35.9
Splatting 30.7
28% 35.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
775GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 157 159 154 184 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 191
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 160
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.2
89% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.1% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.3
26% 8.97 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 7
21% 7.4 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,895 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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