Asus Z87-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.8% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-K  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '16 at 10:04
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3-$203
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 205
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 564
58% 467 Pts
64-Core 573
36% 573 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.4% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 113
Parallax 95.7
82% 103 fps
MRender 97.9
Gravity 96.2
Splatting 97
79% 97 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 336
Mixed 335
86% 390 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 26.3
137% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 80.1
116% 219 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 118%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218
114GB free
Firmware: 000F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 502
Write 272
Mixed 352
83% 375 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 4.38
96% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 23.7
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 5.74
36% 78 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 74%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 130
Write 138
Mixed 129
100% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.27
107% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
69% Good
Read 124
Write 116
Mixed 101
85% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 2.44
4K Mixed 0.27
110% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69%
Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
707GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 110
Write 108
Mixed 111
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.47
122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.2% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.7
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-K Builds (Compare 2,132 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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