Asus Z87-C

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	73.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-C (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130819
Uptime	34.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '18 at 19:46
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 400 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 120GB 699 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 707 Write 195 Mixed 312 88% 405 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 12.7 82% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 43.2 82% 165 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 94%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 82GB free Firmware: 2CV102G9 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 11 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5389 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2730 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 98 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1151817 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 1128406042 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 59441995779866 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 3280678717 (E8) Unknown 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 82 82 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0	29.9% Poor	Read 257 Write 76.9 Mixed 112 32% 149 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 4.65 4K Mixed 10.5 50% 12.7 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 44%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 792GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 230 176 3491 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3351 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7621 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2728 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 126 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 172 172 85502 (C2) HDA temperature 127 100 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.8% Average	Read 84.5 Write 72 Mixed 59.4 54% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.39 4K Mixed 0.21 43% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.3% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 9 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 37%

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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 $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	59x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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