Asus Z87-WS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	87% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z87-WS (all builds)
Memory	19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140605
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '20 at 19:55
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245 2,834 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 212 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 581 59% 478 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB 2,869 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 99 100 100 103 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 438 Write 171 Mixed 234 SusWrite 102 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 42.4 164% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 126 138% 237 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 107%
IBM ServeRAID M5015 6TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 5.5TB free Firmware: 2.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 334 339 327 327 337 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,352 Write 1,519 Mixed 1,446 SusWrite 314 260% 1,158 MB/s	4K Read 124 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 84.9 347% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 224 171% 230 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 189%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 137GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 1.6 1.2 1.9 1.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 97 Write 89.5 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 4.8 45% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 87%
Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB-$45 4,619 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 87GB free Firmware: FB4OC40F SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 37.2 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 41.7 25% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 34%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 420GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 74 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 95.2 Write 96.5 Mixed 55 SusWrite 74.7 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 68%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 76GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 78 80 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 70 Write 77.7 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 79.3 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 82%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 251GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 89 89 92 91 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 103 Write 113 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 89.9 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 74%
Hitachi HUA721050KLA330 500GB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 85GB free Firmware: GK6OA90A SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 69 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 58.2 43% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 47%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 522GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 151 152 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 156 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 151 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 109%
Seagate ST9320320AS 320GB-$60 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 213GB free Firmware: 0303 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 62 60 61 60 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 36.7 Write 32.7 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 60.7 28% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 57% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G 24GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.9% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 21.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 20.8 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 69%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z87-WS Builds (Compare 77 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 29%

Raft

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 24%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus Z87-WS

CPU
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	22x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	15x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	15x

GPU
R9 280XAMD $500Bench 35%, 94,130 samples	7x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x
Raid 1 Volume 500GBIntelBench 146%, 1,321 samples	4x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x

RAM
CM3X2G1600C9 4x2GBCorsairBench 50%, 173 samples	4x
HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 60%, 1,419 samples	4x
9905403-848.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 10 samples	4x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 28% - Poor

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16