Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.1% 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 Drive47.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '18 at 17:35
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 16%
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 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 i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 224
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 454
59% 445 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 108
Parallax 93.8
89% 104 fps
MRender 94.2
Gravity 94.9
Splatting 94.9
78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 80 74 74 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
47.7% Average
Read 128
Write 98.5
Mixed 121
SusWrite 77.8
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 23.3
112% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 96.6
DQ Write 93.7
DQ Mixed 32.9
42% 74.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 73%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
143GB free
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 422 451 441 432 437 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 416
Mixed 426
SusWrite 419
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 58.7
203% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 271
228% 332 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 123%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
35GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 143 124 122 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 168
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 135
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 17.1
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 18.2
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 59.1%
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 2,896 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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