Asus Z87-C

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.1% 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 Drive	106% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z87-C (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131003
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '19 at 16:16
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770S-$112 13,157 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 636 69% 549 Pts	64-Core 638 40% 638 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8422) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Lighting 24.5 Reflection 24 Parallax 31.1 20% 26.5 fps	MRender 33.4 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 24.9 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$175 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 438 451 450 456 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 429 Mixed 310 SusWrite 424 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 43.1 149% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 153 166% 280 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 116%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 654GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 96 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 90.7 56% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.6 231% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 92%
ASMT 2115 128GB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 53GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 151 151 151 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 354 Write 152 Mixed 196 SusWrite 149 258% 213 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 14.4 1,427% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 18.4 DQ Write 14.2 DQ Mixed 23.2 1,340% 18.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 198%
SAMSUNG SP2504C 250GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 60GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 48 37 42 49 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 33.2 Write 37.7 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 45.7 50% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 28%
Crucial_ CT480M500SSD1 480GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 377GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 48 37 42 50 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	124% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 197 Mixed 200 SusWrite 45.8 215% 166 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 16.1 1,473% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 13 DQ Write 38.4 DQ Mixed 17.7 1,956% 23 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 170%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 1,524 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1642 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 64%

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

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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	198x
Core i7-4770Intel $65Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	150x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	107x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	42x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	24x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	20x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $433

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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