Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.6% 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)
Boot Drive121% 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)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '18 at 20:53
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 248
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 469
62% 462 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290
XFX(1682 3220) 3GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
30.6% Below average
Lighting 40.6
Reflection 29.2
Parallax 51
33% 40.2 fps
MRender 28.4
Gravity 28.3
Splatting 36
26% 30.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 32%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 303 305 305 305 305 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 486
Mixed 392
SusWrite 320
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 63.6
215% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 286
222% 301 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$109
696GB free
Firmware: JP4OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 128 125 126 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 127
Write 123
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 126
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 76%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28
17GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 97 98 97 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 249
Write 43.2
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 96.3
121% 112 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 10.4
4K Mixed 8.6
694% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 11.2
DQ Write 12
DQ Mixed 9.2
763% 10.8 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
65.5% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20.7
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 20.6
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,896 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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