Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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.
Graphics26% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime6.5 Days
Run DateNov 26 '19 at 20:12
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4430-$124
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 94.8
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 190
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 344
47% 350 Pts
64-Core 347
22% 347 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
Asus(1043 841E) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26% Poor
Lighting 31.1
Reflection 30.2
Parallax 39.5
25% 33.6 fps
MRender 39.7
Gravity 38.4
Splatting 25.6
27% 34.6 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 81 78 79 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 99.3
Write 101
Mixed 123
SusWrite 80.8
23% 101 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 20.9
104% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 73.5
66% 100 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
257GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 119 118 118 118 117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 153
Write 152
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 117
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
236% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport Essential 320GB
284GB free, PID 070a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
7.26% Terrible
Read 33.1
Write 4.8
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 5.1
13% 12.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 7.26%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
60.5% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 64%

 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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