Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '20 at 06:32
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 83.9
2-Core 213
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 396
53% 397 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 147
Parallax 125
109% 135 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 134
Splatting 112
95% 116 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY256HDHP-000L7 256GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT03L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 219 234 229 233 235 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 442
Mixed 306
SusWrite 239
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 53
192% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 336
260% 355 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
188GB free
Firmware: EXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 319 387 369 373 363 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
69% Good
Read 355
Write 349
Mixed 315
SusWrite 346
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 26.1
88% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 141
105% 140 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 69%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 193 195 194 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 150
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 193
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9965525-055.A00LF 9965525-116.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62.3% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.7
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,917 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $626
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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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