Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics22.5% 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 Drive206% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-K  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20141105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 29 '22 at 18:09
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$51
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 215
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 410
55% 412 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
22.5% Poor
Lighting 28.7
Reflection 32.8
Parallax 44.6
23% 35.4 fps
MRender 27.1
Gravity 27.8
Splatting 22.1
21% 25.7 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS1000G 1TB
858GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFK7N02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 781 1065 1138 1116 1062 1090 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 840
Write 1,132
Mixed 899
SusWrite 1,042
222% 978 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 67.4
227% 86.4 MB/s
DQ Read 656
DQ Write 1,042
DQ Mixed 799
619% 832 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 206%
Great: 246%
HP S700 500GB-$60
443GB free
Firmware: R0522A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 74 85 34 102 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
41.7% Average
Read 332
Write 17.9
Mixed 104
SusWrite 73
28% 132 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 10.4
74% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 15.8
DQ Mixed 33.3
32% 53.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 100%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB
3GB free, PID 1631
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 13 11 11 11 12 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Read 89.6
Write 43.7
Mixed 7.7
SusWrite 11.5
40% 38.1 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1.5
99% 4.83 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 M378B5173DB0-CK0 28GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.9% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 19.4
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,139 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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