Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.2% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '20 at 00:37
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 400
58% 425 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.2% Very good
Lighting 88.5
Reflection 97.2
Parallax 90.6
72% 92.1 fps
MRender 78.8
Gravity 79
Splatting 84
66% 80.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SP4 480GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1311
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 249 227 223 218 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 372
Mixed 243
SusWrite 237
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 38.3
146% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 149
158% 262 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
89GB free
Firmware: CC35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 80 90 91 93 87 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 74.8
Write 71.5
Mixed 55.3
SusWrite 87.8
53% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
133GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 102 103 100 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 172
Write 130
Mixed 81
SusWrite 101
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
59.7% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19.1
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,940 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: 68% - Good Total price: $773
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