Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.7% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 28 '19 at 00:49
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 (99th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 226
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 426
58% 430 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 138
Parallax 117
103% 127 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 125
Splatting 106
90% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST2000DM006-2DM164 275GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 145 152 152 148 67 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 464
Write 477
Mixed 261
SusWrite 132
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 23.8
123% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 112
94% 136 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 113GB
78GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 125 128 129 237 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 302
Write 102
Mixed 199
SusWrite 159
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 44.7
4K Mixed 24.6
100% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 47.8
DQ Write 50
DQ Mixed 45
35% 47.6 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
330GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 123 123 123 123 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
62% Good
Read 93.7
Write 95
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 123
69% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 62%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 216 213 220 217 212 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
64.5% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20.3
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 21
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 63%

 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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