Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.7% 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)
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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 10:59
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3-$104
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 95.7
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 191
76% 128 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 370
49% 367 Pts
64-Core 366
23% 366 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3201) 2GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.7% Below average
Lighting 43.1
Reflection 45.7
Parallax 45.6
35% 44.8 fps
MRender 37.6
Gravity 41
Splatting 35.7
31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R013
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 493
Write 421
Mixed 8
67% 308 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 7.9
60% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 86%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
56GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 79 83 84 85 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 62.6
Write 62.1
Mixed 40.1
SusWrite 81.7
45% 61.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX31866C10F/8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.8% Very good
MC Read 21
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 22.6
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 21.3
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,918 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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