Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37% 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 Drive117% 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.
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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130807
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '18 at 10:56
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 244
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 653
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Asus(1043 8465) 2GB
CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
37% Below average
Lighting 44.6
Reflection 40.7
Parallax 53.9
36% 46.4 fps
MRender 55.3
Gravity 51
Splatting 37.7
38% 48 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 263 267 278 276 272 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 489
Mixed 383
SusWrite 278
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 60.1
211% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 210
189% 286 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 117%
Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
112GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 126 128 128 127 128 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.9% Good
Read 133
Write 127
Mixed 128
SusWrite 124
29% 128 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 42
145% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 36.3
DQ Write 93.9
DQ Mixed 41
38% 57.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
3TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 140 139 140 140 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 138
Write 113
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 138
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
903GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 185 200 201 174 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 129
Mixed 78.1
SusWrite 183
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136
762GB free
Firmware: SD1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 102 101 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 100
Write 100
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 101
66% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial ST102464BA160B.16F 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.4% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 8.7
30% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11.3
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 61%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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