Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-K  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '18 at 21:20
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 625
62% 505 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450
Nvidia(10DE 086A) 1.5GB
CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 1115 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 22% Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 80 149 144 166 177 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 166
Mixed 78
SusWrite 139
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 114%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB
55GB free
Firmware: PT05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 71 72 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 80.7
Write 80.3
Mixed 52.7
SusWrite 71.7
52% 71.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 51264V160K NYA Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
60.1% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 17.7
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,131 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback