Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.8% 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 Drive78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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-K  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '18 at 01:23
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 237
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 576
59% 479 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Lighting 26.8
Reflection 26
Parallax 32.8
22% 28.5 fps
MRender 35.5
Gravity 31.3
Splatting 0.04
16% 22.3 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 114 99 101 123 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 337
Write 218
Mixed 260
SusWrite 117
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 36.9
168% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 147
117% 160 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 83%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 150 149 150 146 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 152
Write 135
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 148
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.5
143% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1373 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.7% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 18.1
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 63%

 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $477
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