Asus Z87-C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130422
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateMay 31 '20 at 17:15
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
64.5% Good
Memory 76.6
1-Core 87.5
2-Core 159
63% 108 Pts
4-Core 285
8-Core 400
43% 342 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65.3% Good
Lighting 78.8
Reflection 80.6
Parallax 63.1
64% 74.1 fps
MRender 82.5
Gravity 80.5
Splatting 83.3
67% 82.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
576GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 117 115 84 74 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 143
Write 110
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 91.9
69% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
956GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 176 183 179 164 186 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 131
Write 132
Mixed 58.2
SusWrite 178
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
469GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 124 122 117 123 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 116
Write 108
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 122
67% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IM34GU48C16-999HM 1311 M2F4GH64CB8HB6N-CG 0815 IM34GU48C16-999HM 1311 M2F4GH64CB8HB6N-CG 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 12.9
40% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 11.5
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 87.1
46% 87.1 ns

 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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