Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory21.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '18 at 11:14
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 509
59% 461 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Asus(1043 8465) 2GB
CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.6% Below average
Lighting 42.9
Reflection 40
Parallax 52.5
35% 45.1 fps
MRender 55.1
Gravity 50.3
Splatting 0.26
25% 35.2 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
884GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 89 107 39 56 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 110
Write 112
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 82.5
69% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
838GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 196 196 198 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 160
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 196
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
SAMSUNG HM320II 320GB
66GB free, PID 1021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 41 42 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 39
Write 32.5
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 41.8
48% 35.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
57% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 57%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,915 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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