Gigabyte GA-Q87N

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive69.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Q87N  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140117
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 01:03
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User PRI-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 84.7
2-Core 206
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 401
54% 402 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
57% Above average
Lighting 72.2
Reflection 68.9
Parallax 97.7
59% 79.6 fps
MRender 68.3
Gravity 71.8
Splatting 58.1
53% 66 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 330 334 348 350 349 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 461
Write 342
Mixed 239
SusWrite 339
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 12.2
70% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 83.9
104% 181 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 189 189 190 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 166
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 190
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04E99927-15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
63.1% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 19.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 19.8
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Q87N Builds (Compare 12 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Q87N

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $535
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