Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
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 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-K  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '19 at 01:43
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%

 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 i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 88.5
2-Core 204
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 386
51% 383 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 162
Parallax 177
117% 161 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 161
Splatting 119
108% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFZ10.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 46 3.1 82 4.5 45 MB/s
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.2% Average
Read 180
Write 87.2
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 41.4
22% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 21
97% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 42.2
DQ Mixed 3.3
45% 115 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 89%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 138 145 146 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 106
Write 108
Mixed 96.2
SusWrite 143
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.6
290% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
102GB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 136 138 139 138 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 90
Write 68
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 137
67% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-149.A01LF 9905403-439.A00LF 9905403-439.A00LF 9905403-149.A01LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.7% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 15.3
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,138 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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