Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics149% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '19 at 13:08
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 237
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 512
68% 511 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2484) ≥ 4GB; evga ftw3 hydro 2080 ti
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 206
Reflection 204
Parallax 224
168% 211 fps
MRender 232
Gravity 205
Splatting 127
148% 188 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 149%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 129 108 116 105 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 284
Write 214
Mixed 193
SusWrite 117
45% 202 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 28.6
96% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 137
114% 164 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 85%
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90
31GB free
Firmware: M306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 246 253 216 253 216 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 384
Write 252
Mixed 251
SusWrite 239
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 23
78% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 229
190% 275 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
220GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 64 64 65 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 56
Write 59.3
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 64.4
44% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 0215 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62.3% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.8
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,896 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $631
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