Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics188% 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 Drive23.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131029
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateMar 03 '21 at 18:58
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 182
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 461
51% 401 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
188% Outstanding
Lighting 299
Reflection 289
Parallax 340
244% 310 fps
MRender 341
Gravity 257
Splatting 0.2
142% 199 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 188%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 19 20 18 23 29 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
23.2% Poor
Read 132
Write 12
Mixed 14.8
SusWrite 20.4
10% 44.7 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 8.1
58% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 108%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
17GB free
Firmware: SBFK61K1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 448
Write 369
Mixed 321
84% 380 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 32.8
147% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 128
138% 226 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate ST14000DM001-2JC101 14TB
9TB free
Firmware: DN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 230 224 233 231 234 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
48% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 14.9
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 14.6
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 48%
Great: 61%

 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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