Asus Z87-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 03 '18 at 14:13
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 234
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 643
64% 522 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 198
Parallax 186
154% 191 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 184
Splatting 123
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 409
Mixed 422
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 26.3
148% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 44.3
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 26.5
59% 114 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston 9905403-447.A00LF 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston 9905403-181.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 19.6
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 59.3
68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,926 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $627
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