Asus Z87-K

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	103% 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 Drive	83.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-K (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141105
Uptime	15.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 17:14
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	76%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 208 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 561 55% 452 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 377E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 202 Parallax 120 104% 149 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 147 Splatting 122 103% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 262GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 258 245 238 246 245 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 414 Write 414 Mixed 262 SusWrite 246 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 30.3 120% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 344 258% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 134%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 207GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 460 471 458 468 474 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 599GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 7.9 25 74 98 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 157 Write 152 Mixed 72 SusWrite 53.9 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 515GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 152 155 157 159 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 109 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 154 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 222% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 714GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 103 108 113 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 128 Write 114 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 108 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 101%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 121GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 80 81 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 47.5 Write 48.3 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 79.3 37% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 61%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 89GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 63 64 64 64 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 56 Write 60 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 62.6 37% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 61%
ST350063 0A 500GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 130GB free, PID 2506 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 18 18 17 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 34 Mixed 28 SusWrite 17.4 37% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 18%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 849GB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 15 16 17 18 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	9.82% Terrible	Read 33.2 Write 30 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 16.8 32% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.82% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.6% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 14.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 59%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z87-K - $134

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	512x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	440x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	361x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	141x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	137x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	84x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	63x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	50x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $412

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16