Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	84.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-K (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141105
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 14:02
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 93.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 212 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 589 57% 471 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500120G 120GB 4,749 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056R6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 76 47 55 26 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 491 Write 305 Mixed 297 SusWrite 60.2 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 45.8 172% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 80.9 DQ Mixed 144 116% 168 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 28GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 114 119 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 121 Write 125 Mixed 84 SusWrite 115 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 286GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 84 84 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 84.2 Write 85 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 84.9 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 41%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 693 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 842GB free, PID b200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 131 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 138 Write 136 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 131 138% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 20 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z87-K - $134

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	509x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	438x
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	140x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	137x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $477

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16