Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive98.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 24 '20 at 12:26
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 189
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 356
47% 350 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Lighting 92.9
Reflection 82.5
Parallax 81
76% 85.4 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 78.2
Splatting 75
72% 90 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$22
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900BB3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 417 423 434 432 430 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 394
Write 398
Mixed 370
SusWrite 413
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 40.7
146% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 208
178% 260 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
926GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 183 183 183 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 174
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 182
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1360 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.7% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13.3
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 48.7%
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 2,895 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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