Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	96.5% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-K (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140729
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 13:23
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 485 61% 461 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2940 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 191 Reflection 198 Parallax 183 155% 190 fps	Gravity 184 Splatting 126 133% 155 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB-$50 5,775 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 205 202 195 198 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 464 Mixed 238 SusWrite 204 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 36 165% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 254 212% 308 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 106%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 11GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 73 76 78 79 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 417 Write 80.8 Mixed 126 SusWrite 76.5 38% 175 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 40.7 145% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 78 DQ Mixed 91.5 69% 93.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 69%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 35GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,386 Write 5,407 Mixed 5,563 1,289% 5,785 MB/s	4K Read 608 4K Write 369 4K Mixed 411 1,643% 463 MB/s	DQ Read 2,063 DQ Write 1,808 DQ Mixed 1,946 1,456% 1,939 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Vulcan-1600 0467 RMR5030EF68F9W1600 0423 Vulcan-1600 0467 RMR5030EF68F9W1600 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.7% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.6 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 18.8 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 60%

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z87-K - $134

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $412

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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