Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '20 at 17:59
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 209
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 402
56% 414 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 119
Parallax 99.9
92% 111 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 102
Splatting 101
82% 99.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 138 150 149 152 149 MB/s
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50.1% Above average
Read 269
Write 205
Mixed 205
SusWrite 157
47% 209 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 22.8
89% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 52.1
DQ Write 57.4
DQ Mixed 50.6
39% 53.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.1% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 20.1
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 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 Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,901 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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