Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive35.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140128
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 18 '19 at 23:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 96.3
2-Core 197
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 366
50% 369 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
Gigabyte(1458 2270) 2GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.6% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 9.19
Parallax 12.6
0% 7.31 fps
MRender 8
Gravity 9.87
Splatting 9.39
8% 9.09 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 2.6%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 37 57 45 51 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 340
Write 56.7
Mixed 65
SusWrite 44.9
27% 127 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 0.2
52% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 66.7
DQ Mixed 26.4
44% 87.1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
347GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 100 100 98 98 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 142
Write 148
Mixed 98.8
SusWrite 98.7
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
55.4% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 17.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16.4
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,901 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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