Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '21 at 14:28
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 75.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 207
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 574
56% 457 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Lighting 286
Reflection 256
Parallax 328
233% 290 fps
MRender 325
Gravity 238
Splatting 177
194% 247 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 196%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA12.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 62 123 19 26 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 449
Write 362
Mixed 240
SusWrite 52.5
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 8.3
4K Mixed 21.9
33% 10.1 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 199
151% 201 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 232 270 288 325 315 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
335GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 71 70 70 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 77.5
Write 82.8
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 70
54% 73.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB Kingston 9905403-439.A00LF 1201 R5S38G1601U2S 20GB
1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.4% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.1
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 17.3
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 90.2
44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,896 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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