Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.4% 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 Drive62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '20 at 12:50
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 90
1-Core 135
2-Core 241
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 697
77% 605 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 132
Parallax 127
102% 128 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 122
Splatting 105
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 91 95 94 91 MB/s
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.6% Good
Read 283
Write 123
Mixed 180
SusWrite 93.4
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 33.5
133% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 93.4
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 101
78% 105 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
900GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 43 33 21 9.5 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 135
Write 117
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 33.1
65% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.3% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 7.6
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9.5
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 28.3%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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