Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime12.3 Days
Run DateApr 17 '21 at 02:58
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 104
2-Core 179
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 402
54% 401 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Lighting 47.3
Reflection 48.5
Parallax 43.4
38% 46.4 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 43.5
Splatting 38
32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 432
Write 294
Mixed 308
76% 345 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 91
4K Mixed 12.3
108% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 197
164% 236 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 125 124 125 125 124 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Read 123
Write 120
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 123
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
51% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.4
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51%
Great: 63%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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