Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '19 at 04:53
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 218
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 395
54% 401 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 92
Parallax 92.6
83% 95.3 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 89.3
Splatting 78.4
73% 91.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 446
Write 348
Mixed 296
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 36
147% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 113
132% 228 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB
28GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 54 56 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 155
Write 61.6
Mixed 85.1
SusWrite 55
20% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 22.4
94% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 79.4
DQ Write 60.1
DQ Mixed 66.4
51% 68.6 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 51%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 640GB
110GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 83 81 80 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 99.8
Write 99
Mixed 40.9
SusWrite 84.4
59% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
194% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 53%
Great: 120%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BA160B.C16F 0737 EWB4GB681PAE-16IC 1315 CT51264BA160B.C16F 0737 EWB4GB681PAE-16IC 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
61.1% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 18.2
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 20.2
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,901 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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