Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-K  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '19 at 22:35
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 77.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 172
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 579
58% 473 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 78.6
Reflection 78.4
Parallax 70.4
64% 75.8 fps
MRender 76.8
Gravity 72.1
Splatting 64.6
58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 70 63 66 67 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 384
Write 375
Mixed 330
SusWrite 69.8
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 26.9
118% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 80.7
92% 157 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 100%
Plextor PX-256M7VC 256GB
196GB free
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 238 227 230 219 229 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 430
Mixed 394
SusWrite 256
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 46.4
161% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 294
233% 325 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 170 170 164 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 158
Mixed 40
SusWrite 169
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.4
135% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1866 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.2% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 10.9
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 10.4
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 85.9
46% 85.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,132 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z87-K - $134

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $477
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