Asus Z87-C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.9% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-C (all builds)
Memory	16.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130819
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 23 '23 at 21:33
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 229 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 560 58% 464 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 63.6 Parallax 91.9 56% 74.9 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 47 49% 61.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 116 Write 89.6 Mixed 98.1 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 13.8 72% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 91.2 DQ Mixed 87 68% 94 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 297GB free Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 329 Write 180 Mixed 304 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 31.2 118% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 207 182% 267 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 278GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 142 Write 97.4 Mixed 70.2 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$46 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 137GB free Firmware: CV11 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 93.8 Write 91.9 Mixed 57.5 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 98%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 27GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 34.1 Write 10.2 Mixed 18.1 23% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX 1302 PSD34G133381 KHX1600C9D3/8GX 1302 PSD34G133381 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.2% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 16.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 49%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 37%

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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 $127Bench 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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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