Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.8% 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 Drive80.9% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131029
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 19 '19 at 17:37
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 204
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 548
53% 436 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Lighting 73.1
Reflection 71.8
Parallax 62.3
60% 69.1 fps
MRender 64.2
Gravity 66.8
Splatting 67.9
54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 182 177 174 188 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 386
Write 252
Mixed 283
SusWrite 186
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 39.6
138% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 144
138% 219 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
434GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 120 117 109 89 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 139
Write 133
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 114
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 99U5584-005.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
37.2% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 10.8
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 12
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,928 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $627
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