Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics46.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '21 at 06:58
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
64.4% Good
Memory 67.3
1-Core 102
2-Core 191
67% 120 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 519
52% 425 Pts
64-Core 671
42% 671 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 9.18.10.3186
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
AMD RX 470-$126
Sapphire(174B E353) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1236 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.3
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
46.6% Average
Lighting 59.3
Reflection 59.6
Parallax 79
48% 66 fps
MRender 60.3
Gravity 59.4
Splatting 43.2
43% 54.3 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 188 184 187 191 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 332
Write 191
Mixed 183
SusWrite 185
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 30.6
152% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 202
158% 219 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
772GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 198 199 198 199 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 118
Mixed 89.8
SusWrite 198
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
52.1% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.3
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 14.1
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,898 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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