Asrock Z87-M8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77.8% 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z87-M8  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140701
Uptime9 Days
Run DateJun 29 '17 at 05:48
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 198
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 339
49% 358 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
PNY(196E 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 115
Parallax 97.6
82% 104 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 95.2
Splatting 102
81% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Spark 128GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 482
Write 371
Mixed 353
89% 402 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 9.92
101% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 6.36
50% 116 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 81%
Toshiba MK5061GSYN 500GB-$75
4GB free
Firmware: MH000C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 57.7
Write 54.5
Mixed 48.8
40% 53.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.27
75% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-078.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.9
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-M8 Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock Z87-M8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 33% - Below average Total price: $386
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