Asus Z87-WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.1% 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)
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-WS  (all builds)
Memory20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140605
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 05 '19 at 23:04
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 102
2-Core 158
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 485
50% 405 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
PNY(196E 104B) 3GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.1% Below average
Lighting 46.8
Reflection 39.6
Parallax 52.6
38% 46.3 fps
MRender 54.1
Gravity 52.1
Splatting 37.5
38% 47.9 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ct500bx1 CT500BX10 500GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 408
Write 361
Mixed 292
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 34.8
127% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 209
177% 257 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 162 162 161 160 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 138
Write 111
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 161
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
307GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 147 148 148 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 160
Mixed 89
SusWrite 148
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.C16 1315 CT102464BA160B.M16 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 1315 CT102464BA160B.M16 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.9% Average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 15.5
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 13.2
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-WS Builds (Compare 77 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus Z87-WS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 28% - Poor Total price: $655
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