Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-K  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '18 at 01:08
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 135
2-Core 273
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 657
70% 559 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2369 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 79.3
Parallax 69.9
64% 76.1 fps
MRender 85.1
Gravity 73.1
Splatting 75.1
63% 77.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,601
Write 6,654
Mixed 6,790
1,564% 7,015 MB/s
4K Read 743
4K Write 314
4K Mixed 426
1,838% 494 MB/s
DQ Read 1,430
DQ Write 974
DQ Mixed 998
800% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
294GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 81 81 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 76.7
Write 76
Mixed 66
SusWrite 80.1
55% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$29
466GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 216 216 216 215 216 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 212
Write 141
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 213
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 122%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4GBH2X02F9B927-165 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1969 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73.7% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.7
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 24.1
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,133 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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