Asus Z87-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.5% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z87-C  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJan 24 '20 at 08:58
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 113
2-Core 227
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 586
60% 483 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Gigabyte(1458 37C8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 117
Parallax 121
103% 121 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 123
Splatting 96.9
103% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 151 143 138 133 137 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 385
Write 209
Mixed 246
SusWrite 141
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 45.2
171% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 109
107% 170 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 87%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
78GB free
Firmware: 580ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 191 184 183 188 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 380
Write 280
Mixed 300
SusWrite 184
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 49.8
181% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 282
209% 276 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
202GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 133 136 135 136 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 151
Write 166
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 136
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.3
406% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
58.4% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 19.4
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-C Builds (Compare 783 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: $436
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