Ciara Q87M-EA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.2% 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 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.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemCiara Q87M-EA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK Q87M-E
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140612
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 27 '20 at 16:09
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 67.1
2-Core 186
64% 112 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 354
48% 358 Pts
64-Core 342
21% 342 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.2% Very good
Lighting 112
Reflection 115
Parallax 102
91% 110 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 103
Splatting 0.04
48% 66.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Constellation CS ISE 1TB
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CE03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 45 24 55 66 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 113
Write 112
Mixed 74
SusWrite 54.8
66% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 126 124 125 121 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 86.7
Write 119
Mixed 81
SusWrite 122
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.6
231% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 89%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1.5TB
86GB free, PID a006
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 41 41 40 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Read 40.5
Write 41.2
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 41
49% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown D3-55DK114SV-11 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.9% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Q87M-EA Builds (Compare 14 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

System: Ciara Q87M-EA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $373
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