Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics148% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime19.4 Days
Run DateOct 09 '20 at 10:57
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 644
69% 547 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 199
Reflection 218
Parallax 231
162% 216 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 206
Splatting 134
156% 199 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 148%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
460GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 95 78 95 112 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 177
Write 176
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 93.3
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 112%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 199 208 202 208 206 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 212
Mixed 103
SusWrite 205
133% 181 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 1.9
393% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 118%
Great: 136%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.9% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 19
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,899 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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