Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics95.2% 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 Drive89.7% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '17 at 03:52
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 107
2-Core 197
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 371
52% 385 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 375.63
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 123
Parallax 116
100% 120 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 108
Splatting 107
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 493
Write 270
Mixed 212
71% 325 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 30.2
141% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 52.5
94% 186 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.1% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 14.2
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,921 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: $630
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