Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit 色彩
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '20 at 17:03
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4771-$129
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 193
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 551
56% 454 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 194
Parallax 192
119% 178 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 179
Splatting 126
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 384 402 403 418 403 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 381
Mixed 446
SusWrite 400
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 47.3
157% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 303
239% 332 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 133%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94
453GB free
Firmware: 01.01M02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 103 100 106 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 106
Write 112
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 102
71% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.4
168% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 111%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 130 134 134 130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 82.5
Write 120
Mixed 73
SusWrite 131
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.7
184% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-036.A00LF 99U5471-037.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.9
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 18.8
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.5%
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 2,895 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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