Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.4% 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 Drive67.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z87-K  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 04 '20 at 11:05
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 258
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 677
69% 560 Pts
64-Core 672
42% 672 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.4% Poor
Lighting 16.7
Reflection 21.9
Parallax 104
14% 47.5 fps
MRender 72.5
Gravity 79
Splatting 61
57% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 138 2.9 15 52 55 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 406
Write 333
Mixed 289
SusWrite 54.6
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 95.4
4K Mixed 23.3
126% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 137
134% 206 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
321GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 72 74 74 74 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 91.7
Write 87
Mixed 59
SusWrite 73.6
57% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
65.6% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 18.8
64% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 21.9
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,132 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
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HDDRAMUSB
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