Asus Z87-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z87-C  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 25 '18 at 18:41
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 (98th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 83.7
2-Core 205
69% 123 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 391
51% 383 Pts
64-Core 379
24% 379 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.4% Poor
Lighting 40.8
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 4.62
33% 19.1 fps
MRender 5.62
Gravity 6.23
Splatting 4.65
4% 5.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 92 72 9.3 88 54 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 446
Write 227
Mixed 335
SusWrite 66.5
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 31.1
133% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 169
156% 238 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: HP16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 181 182 183 193 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 143
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 181
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 140 141 142 143 142 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 140
Write 105
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 140
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1373 MHz
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 15.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 15.5
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-C Builds (Compare 782 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z87-C - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $437
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