Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z87-K  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141105
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 24 '18 at 00:52
Run Duration935 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 103
2-Core 201
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 387
52% 387 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 30 31 35 28 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 49.1
Write 40.1
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 31.4
29% 39.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.2
63% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 43%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 4GB
4GB free, PID c96a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.8 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
6.55% Terrible
Read 23
Write 5
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 5
10% 9.93 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
33% 3 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.55%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 2OZ 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.1% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 10.4
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 11.4
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 35%

 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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