Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 18:31
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
83% 151 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 638
65% 524 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 111
Parallax 95.5
90% 105 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 100
Splatting 98
80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 324 322 322 324 318 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 440
Mixed 330
SusWrite 314
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 53.1
180% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 341
260% 352 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 110%
Great: 123%
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164
26GB free
Firmware: 5.0.7a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 152 151 164 142 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 398
Write 280
Mixed 294
SusWrite 153
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 38.8
145% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 157
144% 222 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 90%
Generic Flash-Disk 134GB
125GB free, PID 1908
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Read 11.3
Write 3.7
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 4.1
7% 6.15 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 3.1
206% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
27.5% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 7.7
24% 8.57 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 8.9
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 39%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,925 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
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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: $627
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