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Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.9% 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 Drive75.6% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '22 at 08:37
Run Duration228 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 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 i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 179
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 530
56% 445 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 3962) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.9% Below average
Lighting 43.1
Reflection 47.1
Parallax 42
35% 44.1 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 41.6
Splatting 36.8
32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XA003R17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 344 343 362 353 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 431
Write 393
Mixed 326
SusWrite 288
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 29.2
100% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 213
162% 216 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 97%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
651GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 40 37 37 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
24.6% Poor
Read 48.8
Write 19.9
Mixed 17
SusWrite 36.9
22% 30.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
68% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$113
6TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 19 22 22 23 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Read 21.5
Write 29.7
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 22.1
20% 27.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.3
107% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 90%
Seagate ST8000NM0105 8TB
6TB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 19 22 22 23 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Read 18.4
Write 31.4
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 22.1
19% 25.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.2
92% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 132%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30
905GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 199 190 199 205 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 124
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 196
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 115%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 17.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.8%
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 3,052 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: 67% - Good Total price: $732
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