Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.7% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z87-K  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20141105
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateNov 03 '21 at 08:51
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 56%

 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 i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 196
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 442
49% 389 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.28% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 2.2
Parallax 6.6
3% 4.13 fps
MRender 7.7
Gravity 2.3
Splatting 4.7
4% 4.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.28%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3501103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 9 9.1 8 7.9 7.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 421
Write 9
Mixed 16.4
SusWrite 8.2
24% 114 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 6.5
90% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 9.3
DQ Mixed 16.4
29% 62.3 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 102%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31
440GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 72 71 74 71 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 79.4
Write 71.7
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 72.4
48% 65.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
230GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 122 124 124 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 122
Write 123
Mixed 65
SusWrite 123
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-PB HMT451U6AFR8C-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 13.9
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 18.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,146 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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