Asus Z87-C

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.3% 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	87.2% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z87-C (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131003
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '20 at 19:32
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 226 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 618 61% 500 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1567 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.3% Very poor	Lighting 20.6 Reflection 23.8 Parallax 19.3 17% 21.3 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 20.6 Splatting 26.9 21% 25.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 137 141 143 143 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 502 Write 479 Mixed 201 SusWrite 140 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 31.8 157% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 74.3 106% 202 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 108%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 5GB free Firmware: UG2204RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 453 Write 399 Mixed 210 78% 354 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 16 82% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 82.5 DQ Write 99.9 DQ Mixed 32.4 41% 71.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 61%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$49 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 38GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 74 75 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 88.2 Write 90.4 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 74 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 87%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101MBB 1TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 40GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 82.2 Write 57.6 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 71.9 86% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-114.A00LF 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 9905403-114.A00LF 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.3% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 53%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z87-C Builds (Compare 783 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

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 $76Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $433

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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