Asus Z87-C

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.5% 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.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-C (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140527
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 08:20
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 235 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 588 61% 491 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 3001) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	41% Average	Lighting 53.4 Reflection 35.6 Parallax 66.2 44% 51.7 fps	MRender 33.5 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 43.8 36% 44 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0509A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 422 426 416 408 412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 404 Mixed 391 SusWrite 419 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 23.6 125% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 47.5 96% 190 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 864GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 181 177 177 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 166 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 179 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 120 119 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 119 Write 118 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 119 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 2,234 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 908GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 97 100 92 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 107 Write 115 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 98.2 127% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 VS2GB1333D3 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 14GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.6% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 13.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns

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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	196x
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 $80Bench 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

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $437

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16