Asus Q87M-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.2% 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)
Boot Drive53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Q87M-E  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 27 '23 at 18:21
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790S-$60
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 96
2-Core 178
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 474
50% 397 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
XFX(1682 9560) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1295 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 23.Q1.1
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
22.2% Poor
Lighting 27.2
Reflection 27.7
Parallax 36.2
22% 30.4 fps
MRender 26.9
Gravity 30.9
Splatting 25
22% 27.6 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04TH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 184 177 178 186 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 357
Write 176
Mixed 209
SusWrite 177
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 14.2
80% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 30.2
46% 86.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 70%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
385GB free
Firmware: AM0P4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 116 117 116 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 109
Write 106
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 117
66% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905458-026.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.6% Poor
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 8.1
27% 9.43 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 8.5
25% 8.8 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Q87M-E Builds (Compare 1,217 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Q87M-E

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $385
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