Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	86.8% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-K (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '21 at 11:18
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 93.7 2-Core 189 69% 121 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 349 47% 352 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 372 284 230 241 222 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 404 Write 434 Mixed 367 SusWrite 292 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 35.3 126% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 329 241% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 99%
WDC WD10EZEX-00B 240GB 95GB free Firmware: X31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 218 217 216 217 218 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 466 Write 322 Mixed 222 SusWrite 225 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 35.5 131% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 193 179% 278 MB/s

WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 326GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 125 126 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 120 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 124 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDT721032SLA360 320GB-$26 5,563 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 56GB free Firmware: ST2OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 66 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 82.8 Write 86 Mixed 46 SusWrite 65.2 51% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 589GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 18 17 17 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 36.2 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 17 23% 31.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 66%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 USB 2.0 16GB-$5 1,670 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 1689 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 4.8 2.9 3.7 4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	7.14% Terrible	Read 18 Write 13 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 4 14% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 87% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.14% Great: 7%
ST4000VN 008-2DR166 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3TB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.4% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 38 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 1.6 33% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 70%
SAMSUNG SP2514N 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 5GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 31.2 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 12.8 35% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.C16 4x8GB 804 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 16.8 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 60%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z87-K - $134

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	512x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	439x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	361x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	141x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	137x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	84x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	63x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	50x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $412

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16