Asus Q87M-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.5% 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 Drive96.8% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Q87M-E  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180326
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJun 23 '20 at 04:17
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 213
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 597
60% 490 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B
Gigabyte(1458 230A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1189 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
21.5% Poor
Lighting 26
Reflection 27.9
Parallax 30.2
21% 28 fps
MRender 26.4
Gravity 25.2
Splatting 28.3
22% 26.6 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
892GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 392 442 373 326 337 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 439
Write 442
Mixed 372
SusWrite 384
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 67.8
4K Mixed 40.9
128% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 347
262% 350 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905584-027.A00LF 9905584-032.A00LF 9905584-027.A00LF 9905584-032.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.1
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 15.7
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 53%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Q87M-E Builds (Compare 1,216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Q87M-E

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $384
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