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Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47% 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 Drive20.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 17:49
Run Duration462 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 586
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47% Average
Lighting 66.9
Reflection 69.8
Parallax 62.6
54% 66.5 fps
MRender 74
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 0.09
32% 45.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G726A104-475-27796 120GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 524ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 475
Write 1.83
Mixed 3.64
33% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 0.02
4K Mixed 1.44
3% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.5% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 21
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 3,056 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: 67% - Good Total price: $732
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