Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive81% 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.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '19 at 07:20
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 123
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 457
62% 464 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1689 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Lighting 96.8
Reflection 97.7
Parallax 85
79% 93.2 fps
MRender 84.8
Gravity 85.6
Splatting 76.7
67% 82.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 357 354 358 362 351 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 423
Write 275
Mixed 224
SusWrite 351
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 25.7
117% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 78.4
DQ Mixed 82.8
84% 140 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 81%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
270GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 192 194 192 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 195
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 192
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.4
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 18.1
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.4%
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 2,921 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: $630
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