Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 17:36
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 below expectations (39th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 81
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 172
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 532
53% 434 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.4% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 130
Parallax 131
94% 125 fps
MRender 91.6
Gravity 123
Splatting 112
90% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 410
Write 134
Mixed 194
54% 246 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 32.4
120% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 93.5
DQ Mixed 60.8
75% 138 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
9GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 152 125 140 129 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 102
Write 98.3
Mixed 74
SusWrite 130
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 112%
WD Elements 1TB
56GB free, PID 1021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 32 29 31 31 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Read 31.5
Write 31
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 31.3
40% 29.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-1600C11-8GIS 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-1600C11-8GIS 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
53.4% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 16.1
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.4%
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 2,944 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: 68% - Good Total price: $773
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