Genesis Z87

by Origin

4/5

$6,555.00

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DX4870-UB2C

by Gateway

3.5/5

$550.00

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C540 Touch (Model 57317016)

by Lenovo

4/5

$719.00

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PX35t-A2210

by Toshiba

4/5

$930.00

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Pros
  • Intel Core i7-4770K overclocked to 4.7GHZ
  • Beautifully painted chassis
  • Good price/performance ratio
  • Affordable price tag
  • Respectable benchmark performance
  • Expansion opportunities
  • 8GB of memory
  • Very good productivity benchmark scores
  • Great keyboard
  • Attractive design
  • Good performance
  • Four USB 3.0 ports
Cons
  • Horizontally stacked video cards
  • Somewhat noisy under load
  • Relies on integrated graphics
  • Poor gaming performance
  • Mediocre (and nonwireless) PS/2 mouse and keyboard
  • Weak integrated graphics
  • Display recessed deep behind bezel
  • Screen coloration slightly off
  • Uncomfortably angular mouse
At A Glance

While it is expensive, Origin's Genesis Z87 delivers performance close to some of the most over-the-top boutique gaming rigs we've seen lately.

The Gateway DX4870-UB2C is an old-school midtower desktop that delivers respectable productivity performance and lots of storage for an appealing price.

Lenovo's C540 Touch isn't the sexiest all-in-one we've seen, but it is an exceptional value at just $719 (as of 8/30/13)

The Toshiba PX35t-A2210 is a relatively powerful all-in-one desktop machine. While it is more expensive than the rest of this field, it delivers the performance and features to back up its price tag.

Specs

Processor

Processor type Intel Core i7-4770K Intel Core i5 - 3330 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3120M
Processor speed 4600.0  MHz 3000.0  MHz 340.0  MHz 2500.0  MHz
Number of Cores 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0

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Memory

Memory size 16.0  MB 8.0  MB 8.0  MB 6.0  MB
Memory type DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3
Memory speed 1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz

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Graphics

Graphics Type SLI Integrated Integrated Integrated
Primary Graphics Chipset Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Intel HD 2500 Intel HD 2500 Intel HD graphics 4000
Number of Graphic Cards included 3.0   1.0  
Graphics Memory 9.0  GB      
Video Memory Type DDR3   DDR3  

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Storage

Drive 1 size 932.0  GB 1000.0  GB 1000.0  GB 1000.0  GB
Drive 1 type Solid-State Drive Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive
Drive 2 size 477.0  GB      
Drive 2 type Solid-State Drive      
Drive 3 size 1024.0  GB      
Drive 3 type Hard Disk Drive      
Drive 3 speed 7200.0  RPM      
Drives included 2.0      
Raid type RAID 0      
Drive 1 speed   7200.0  RPM 7200.0  RPM 7200.0  RPM

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Ports and Connections

Available Interfaces Audio - Center/Bass Out (1/8|Audio - Microphone In (1/8|Audio - Rear Surround Out (1/8|DVI (dual link)|Digital Optical|DisplayPort|HDMI|Line In 1/8|Line Out 1/8|PS/2 - Keyboard|PS/2 - Mouse|SATA 2.0|SATA 3.0|USB 2.0|USB 3.0 Audio - Microphone In (1/8|HDMI|Line Out 1/8|PS/2 - Keyboard|PS/2 - Mouse|USB 2.0|USB 3.0|VGA| HDMI|Line Out 1/8|USB 2.0| HDMI|USB 2.0|USB 3.0|
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps
Wireless connection 802.11ac 802.11n|Bluetooth| 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n| 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n|Bluetooth|

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Power

Power Supply Wattage 1200.0  watts      
Power Supply Model AX1200i      
Power Supply Manufacturer Corsair      

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Motherboard

Motherboard Chipset Intel Core      
Motherboard Model Maximus VI Extreme      
Motherboard Manufacturer ASUS      

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Dimensions

Width 9.0  inches 5.0  inches 23.12  inches 21.7  inches
Depth 24.0  inches 15.5  inches 4.21  inches 1.92  inches
Height 24.0  inches 14.0  inches 18.85  inches 15.4  inches
Weight     18.9  pounds 18.0  pounds

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Optical Drive

Included Drives Blu-ray Reader DVD Drive| DVD Drive| DVD Drive|

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Storage Media

Memory stick Yes Yes Yes  
Compact flash Yes      
SD card Yes Yes Yes  
XD picture card   Yes    

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Included Software

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Microsoft Windows 8 Home Microsoft Windows 8 Home Microsoft Windows 8 Home

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Case

Chassis style Tower Tower (Midsize) All-in-One All-in-One

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Display

Touchscreen   No Multitouch Multitouch
Display size     23.0  inches 23.0  inches
Included monitor     All-in-One All-in-One
Resolution     1920 x 1080  pixels 1920 x 1080  pixels

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Other Features

Devices   Keyboard|Mouse| Built-In Microphone|Built-In Webcam|Keyboard|Mouse| Built-In Microphone|Built-In Webcam|Wireless Keyboard|Wireless Mouse|

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Performance

Product Type

Subcategory

Performance   All in One All in One

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Overall Rating

Worldbench Score

414.0 153.0 129.0 131.0
Worldbench Version

8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1

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Start Up

Start Up

seconds (lower is better)

 49.4 16.8 20.5 18.6

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Office Productivity

PCMark 7 Productivity Suite

score (higher is better)

 7173.0 2151.0 1245.0 1906.0

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Web Performance

Peacekeeper

score (higher is better)

 4008.0 2593.0 2766.0 2127.0

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Storage Performance

PCMark 7 Storage Test

seconds (lower is better)

 5816.0 2209.0 2124.0 2412.0
File Compression

seconds (lower is better)

 38.1 99.1 114.3 148.8

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Content Creation

Image Editing

seconds (lower is better)

 207.4 227.7 217.6 280.5
Image Editing - GPU Accelerated

seconds (lower is better)

 46.2 209.2 176.5 335.2
Video Encoding

seconds (lower is better)

 125.0 192.0 191.0 169.5
Encoding Audio

seconds (lower is better)

 159.6 240.8 227.6 308.0

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Power Usage

Working power usage

Watt hours

 17.5 5.6 6.7 6.5
Idle power usage

Watts

 123.4 32.4 33.2 36.4

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Gaming

3DMark, Ice Storm

score (higher is better)

 164240.0 22917.0 23984.0 36710.0
3DMark, Cloud Gate

score (higher is better)

 34919.0 2600.0 2627.0 3881.0
3DMark, Firestrike Extreme

score (higher is better)

 10232.0 123.0 136.0 276.0
3DMark, Firestrike

score (higher is better)

 18149.0 282.0 300.0 555.0
Dirt Showdown, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600

Frames per second (higher is better)

 110.2      
Dirt Showdown, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

 139.2      
Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

 164.5 30.9 32.9 47.0
Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600

Frames per second (higher is better)

 61.9      
Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

 65.3 0.8 0.9  
Crysis 3, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

 94.4 12.5 14.0 13.5
Bioshock Infinite, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600

Frames per second (higher is better)

 132.0      
Bioshock Infinite, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

 182.4     4.6
Bioshock Infinite, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

 306.6 15.4 16.1 26.6

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