Asus Z87-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics135% 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 Drive104% 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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z87-C  (all builds)
Memory7.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 04 '17 at 22:18
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 129
2-Core 236
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 668
67% 546 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 207
Parallax 216
154% 204 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 188
Splatting 130
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
25GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 441
Mixed 326
95% 429 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 25.7
147% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 74.9
117% 220 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 474
Mixed 295
95% 427 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 32.7
149% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 43.4
80% 152 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
833GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 110
Write 110
Mixed 90.2
77% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.31
4K Mixed 0.28
107% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
106GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 92.1
Write 117
Mixed 59.9
66% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.37
98% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-018.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-018.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 12GB
1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.2
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns

 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: $437
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