Asus Z87-C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	82.2% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-C (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 06:00
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 101 2-Core 201 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 555 60% 477 Pts	64-Core 555 34% 555 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6686) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 140 Reflection 149 Parallax 137 114% 142 fps	Gravity 144 Splatting 114 112% 129 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 138 139 134 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 416 Write 152 Mixed 205 SusWrite 137 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41.7 162% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 114 100% 150 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 82%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 932GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 128 125 124 124 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 341 Write 279 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 124 153% 210 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.1 289% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 142%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 818GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 183 185 190 187 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 303 Write 170 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 182 137% 188 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.3 311% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 184%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 51GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 30 22 23 21 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 90.5 Write 48 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 31.3 66% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.6 153% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.6 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 20.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 63%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-C - $120

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	197x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	149x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	107x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	42x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	20x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $437

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16