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 above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 25 '19 at 22:53
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 583
64% 505 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 443 436 451 403 284 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 480
Mixed 440
SusWrite 410
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 55.1
186% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 354
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 119%
Great: 126%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
828GB free
Firmware: ABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 89.7
Write 82.5
Mixed 24
SusWrite 108
55% 76 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 108%
Seagate ST500NM0011 500GB-$70
285GB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 118 118 118 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 76
Write 73.8
Mixed 52
SusWrite 117
58% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 84%
WD WD5000AVKX-635FY0 500GB
154GB free
Firmware: 1H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 119 120 121 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 116
Write 114
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 119
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
820GB free
Firmware: ABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 180 182 182 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 189
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 180
111% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173BH0-CK0 Kingston KHX2133C11D3/4GX M378B5173BH0-CK0 Kingston KHX2133C11D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 2000, 1600, 2000 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.5% Very good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 21.8
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 23.8
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,917 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $626
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