Asus Z87-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.6% 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 Drive73% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 25 '18 at 20:43
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 (99th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 204
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 381
50% 378 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1758 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.6% Poor
Lighting 39.3
Reflection 3.15
Parallax 4.34
32% 15.6 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 6.77
Splatting 4.78
4% 5.44 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 24 116 52 52 4.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 392
Write 110
Mixed 325
SusWrite 55.8
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 31.5
138% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 168
157% 239 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: HP16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 180 184 181 189 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 144
Mixed 79
SusWrite 181
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 141 141 142 142 142 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 137
Write 98.5
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 140
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.5%
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 (56th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.4% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 15.2
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 15.4
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.4%
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 781 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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