Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 09 '17 at 07:24
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 193
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 372
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.6% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 81
Parallax 69.8
64% 76.6 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 73.8
Splatting 71.5
59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
237GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 59.3
Write 70.3
Mixed 59.6
47% 63.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.28
80% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
34GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 84.2
Write 73.9
Mixed 77.4
59% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.27
84% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 57%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113
21GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 54.6
Write 50.4
Mixed 50.8
39% 51.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.27
81% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CM3X2G1333C9D 1311 M2F4G64CB8HB5N-CG 0215 CM3X2G1333C9D 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.1% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.3
38% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 12.5
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns

 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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