Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJan 02 '21 at 22:54
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 266
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 519
70% 520 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.49% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 2.6
Parallax 7.1
3% 4.47 fps
MRender 8.9
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 5.1
4% 5.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.49%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM01D0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 438
Write 275
Mixed 200
67% 304 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 34.4
136% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 114
120% 205 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 99%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
119GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 116 116 116 113 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 112
Write 25.2
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 111
59% 80 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF51264AZ-1G4M1 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 8GB
1200, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 26.8
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 24.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.6%
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 2,952 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: 67% - Good Total price: $777
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