Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
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 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.2% 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)
Boot Drive49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '20 at 12:33
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User MNG-User
Background CPU 41%

 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 i5-4570-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 97.3
2-Core 197
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 383
49% 373 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
MSI(1462 2825) 2GB
CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35.2% Below average
Lighting 42.1
Reflection 39.3
Parallax 54.9
34% 45.4 fps
MRender 53.9
Gravity 48.3
Splatting 36.7
37% 46.3 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 173 98 90 72 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 445
Write 385
Mixed 212
SusWrite 118
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 37.2
4K Mixed 10.8
68% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 35.6
DQ Mixed 49.9
50% 83.9 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 88%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
466GB free
Firmware: AM0P4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 112 113 113 113 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 108
Write 109
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 111
66% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 60%
SSK SHE088 1TB
162GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 84 84 84 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
35% Below average
Read 82
Write 56.5
Mixed 49
SusWrite 82.9
89% 67.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 35%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
33.2% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 9.8
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.2
28% 9.67 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,133 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $412
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