Asus Z87-K

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.5% 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 Drive	50.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-K (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141105
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 15:27
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 101 2-Core 201 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 389 48% 366 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E258) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Lighting 25.9 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 31 21% 28.6 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 23 Splatting 30.9 22% 26.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 101 92 98 86 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 150 Mixed 138 SusWrite 97.6 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 26.3 110% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 132 109% 156 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 85%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 51GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 400 399 399 368 353 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 409 Mixed 203 SusWrite 383 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 46.5 164% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 286 222% 301 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Seagate ST640LM001 HN-M640MBB 640GB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 15GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 64 65 64 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 54.2 Write 37 Mixed 40 SusWrite 63.7 36% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 52%
Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 250GB-$30 3,183 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 186GB free Firmware: BBFO SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 48 50 50 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 50 Write 50.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 49 33% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 31%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 721GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 119 118 119 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 129 Mixed 66 SusWrite 117 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 193% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 235GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 102 103 102 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 132 Write 75 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 101 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 931GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 41 59 64 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 102 Write 60.5 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 61.4 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 63%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 931GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 90 87 72 54 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 116 Write 23 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 70.9 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 154% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 560GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 72 63 66 67 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 69 Write 27 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 67.3 63% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1360 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 76%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-K - $134

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	512x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	439x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	361x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	141x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	137x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	84x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	63x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	50x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $412

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16