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Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.2% 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)
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateMar 29 '22 at 23:06
Run Duration246 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$100
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 113
2-Core 207
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 446
60% 447 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
EVGA(3842 2884) 3GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 472.98
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
55.2% Above average
Lighting 64.8
Reflection 75
Parallax 89.3
53% 76.4 fps
MRender 83.9
Gravity 76.2
Splatting 63.6
60% 74.6 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,947
Write 5089
Mixed 5221
1,208% 5,419 MB/s
4K Read 549
4K Write 284
4K Mixed 352
1,434% 395 MB/s
DQ Read 1,833
DQ Write 1,188
DQ Mixed 1,369
1,059% 1,463 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 166 169 172 169 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 38.6
Write 109
Mixed 19.1
SusWrite 166
60% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.2
89% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59%
Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270
741GB free
Firmware: ML6OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 89 92 95 96 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 78.3
Write 67.5
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 93.3
52% 70.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 73%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78
52GB free
Firmware: 02.01C03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 49 49 49 51 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Read 49.9
Write 46.4
Mixed 38.2
SusWrite 49.8
34% 46.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20.1
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 3,040 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: 82% - Excellent Total price: $654
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