Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime29.9 Days
Run DateJun 13 '18 at 14:01
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 418
56% 417 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 307
Write 46.9
Mixed 74.9
31% 143 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 10.1
77% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 72.2
DQ Mixed 26.4
65% 144 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.5% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 17.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 62%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $631
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