Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 25 '19 at 10:41
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 129
2-Core 258
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 505
67% 504 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 145
Parallax 126
112% 136 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 136
Splatting 99.4
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 304 306 303 300 289 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 448
Mixed 428
SusWrite 303
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 57.8
201% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 360
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 116%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 23.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 22.2
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 53
76% 53 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 72%

 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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