Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateNov 18 '14 at 09:01
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 109
2-Core 214
73% 161 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 590
60% 488 Pts
64-Core 605
37% 605 Pts
Poor: 60% Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3621
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD My Passport 0748 2TB
552GB free
Firmware: 1019 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
26.1% Poor
Read 45.3
Write 45
Mixed 43
34% 44.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.19
82% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 57%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
577GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 135
Write 118
Mixed 140
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 2.45
4K Mixed 0.25
107% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 109%
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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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $626
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