Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '23 at 14:04
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 93.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 198
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 466
50% 397 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.8% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 104
Parallax 95.4
83% 101 fps
MRender 90.9
Gravity 95.6
Splatting 92.4
76% 93 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 479
Write 457
Mixed 314
93% 417 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 78.1
4K Mixed 46.2
160% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 180
184% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
262GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 114 117 115 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 134
Write 140
Mixed 119
SusWrite 113
94% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.9
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 18.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,901 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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HDDRAMUSB
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