Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-K  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131025
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 31 '17 at 00:03
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 51%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 82.6
1-Core 80.4
2-Core 142
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 127
8-Core 323
26% 225 Pts
64-Core 333
21% 333 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 76.6
Reflection 76.2
Parallax 66.6
62% 73.1 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 70.1
Splatting 72.5
58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
853GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 164
Write 126
Mixed 126
104% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.23
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.05
39% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 99U5471-054.A00LF 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
31.5% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 8.9
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 9.1
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 51%

 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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