Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.8% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '19 at 17:45
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 52%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 above expectations (71st percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 94.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 450
45% 368 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 112
Parallax 97.5
87% 106 fps
MRender 99.2
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 99.2
81% 98.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 189 184 186 188 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 354
Write 236
Mixed 267
SusWrite 187
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 47.8
176% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 143
118% 166 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
866GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 171 170 171 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 163
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 172
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 62.5%
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 2,901 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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HDDRAMUSB
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