Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics40.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive89.9% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '18 at 08:22
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 227
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 461
62% 461 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Gigabyte(1458 2261) 3GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.9.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
40.7% Average
Lighting 53.2
Reflection 35.5
Parallax 67
43% 51.9 fps
MRender 33.8
Gravity 51.7
Splatting 44
36% 43.2 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 335u
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 137 135 122 122 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 392
Write 261
Mixed 280
SusWrite 133
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 46.7
179% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 242
184% 249 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
315GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 125 125 126 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 140
Write 138
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 126
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 26.2
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 23.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 55.4
72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,901 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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