Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131012
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateJun 17 '18 at 18:45
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 88.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 219
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 424
56% 422 Pts
64-Core 417
26% 417 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 365B) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 4.92
Parallax 3.5
4% 4.23 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.41 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 163
Write 140
Mixed 127
107% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.26
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.32
125% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 109%
Mass Storage Device 64GB
41GB free, PID 125d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
17.5% Very poor
Read 20.4
Write 20.1
Mixed 19.2
26% 19.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.64
4K Write 2.86
4K Mixed 1.78
178% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD38G13332 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1360 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.7% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 8.1
26% 8.97 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 8.4
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,132 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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