Asus Z87-WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z87-WS  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140605
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateNov 16 '17 at 01:58
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 above expectations (82nd percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 86.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 207
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 570
60% 480 Pts
64-Core 573
36% 573 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4993) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 939
Write 687
Mixed 723
174% 783 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 27.3
4K Mixed 10.7
56% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 400
DQ Mixed 13.9
102% 232 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 111%
Great: 332%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72
214GB free
Firmware: 30.04G30 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 68.9
Write 66.7
Mixed 69.4
52% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 2.26
4K Mixed 0.41
118% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.2% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.2
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 92%

 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: $655
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