Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive38% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateMay 04 '20 at 21:08
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 97.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 244
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 432
58% 435 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3606) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU480G1122 480GB
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 15 24 33 20 43 MB/s
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38% Below average
Read 9.5
Write 163
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 41.4
13% 54.8 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 15
87% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 0.8
62% 145 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 38%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
237GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 139 139 137 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 138
Write 110
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 138
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 112%
A-DATA USB Flash Drive 2GB
2GB free, PID c82a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.7 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
7.15% Terrible
Read 24.2
Write 8
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 7.7
12% 11 MB/s
4K Read 8.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
31% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.15%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing below potential (82nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.4% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 21.2
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 20.8
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,917 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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