Asus Z87-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-WS  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 27 '20 at 11:28
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790S-$60
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 224
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 566
60% 480 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Sapphire(174B E164) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.71% Terrible
Lighting 2.2
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 2
2% 2.3 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 1.9
Splatting 1.9
2% 1.9 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.71%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 480GB (2018)-$69
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 211 214 230 232 205 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 403
Write 373
Mixed 286
SusWrite 226
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 5.8
57% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 52.6
DQ Mixed 28.6
37% 67.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 60%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 184 186 186 187 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 212
Write 176
Mixed 89
SusWrite 186
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 114%
Great: 109%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB
10GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 5.2 7 7 7 7.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
2.36% Terrible
Read 3.5
Write 0.7
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 5.9
4% 3.15 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.36%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.8% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 18.7
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 63%

 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: $650
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