Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-K (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130407
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '20 at 22:29
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 604 62% 502 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 118 Parallax 101 95% 112 fps	MRender 95.7 Gravity 103 Splatting 103 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 362 Write 132 Mixed 194 50% 230 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 28.9 123% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 75.6 DQ Mixed 92.1 86% 139 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 393GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 85 87 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 68.3 Write 71.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 86.1 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 68%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 48GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 105 103 105 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 87.3 Write 86.8 Mixed 62 SusWrite 105 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 112%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 257GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 128 126 127 127 125 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 76 SusWrite 126 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 96%
ST332082 0AS 320GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 44GB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.2% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 16 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 13.9 28% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 16%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 376 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 26.3 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 13.7 31% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 74%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 748GB free, PID ab26 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 27.8 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 13.7 32% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 58% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 27.4 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

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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 $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 $109Bench 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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Total price: $412

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