Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.4% 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	59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '17 at 02:14
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 98.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 554 74% 556 Pts	64-Core 556 34% 556 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Nvidia(10DE 104B) 3GB CLim: 1327 MHz, MLim: 1518 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 54.5 Parallax 69.1 50% 61.7 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 51.3 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 PCIe 480GB-$1,507 269 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 114 375528765 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 60 60 -55267639129560 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 592 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 457 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 375528765 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 375528765 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 375528765 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 30076 (EA) Unknown 0 0 21130 (F1) Unknown 0 0 21130 (F2) Unknown 0 0 25525	59.6% Above average	Read 356 Write 287 Mixed 287 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 10.3 90% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 82.7 DQ Mixed 10.4 20% 39 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 129%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 171 6391 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 696 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 48 48 38062 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 136 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 115 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 117 117 250444 (C2) HDA temperature 116 106 34 (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 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48.7% Average	Read 86.6 Write 82.7 Mixed 81.4 63% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.19 80% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 67%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 262GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 142 140 3875 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1502 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 19 19 59385 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1351 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 754 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 747 (C2) HDA temperature 108 101 35 (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 200 200 118 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 98.6 Mixed 93.8 74% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.41 96% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 227GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 199 197 3050 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2161 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 6 6 69190 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1546 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1272 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2161 (C2) HDA temperature 113 107 34 (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	65.1% Good	Read 111 Write 116 Mixed 108 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 2.81 4K Mixed 0.55 154% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 68%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 128GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 207 198 2616 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1480 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 15 15 62650 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1346 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 426 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1480 (C2) HDA temperature 113 108 34 (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	57.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 97.9 Mixed 91.8 73% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 2.81 4K Mixed 0.69 169% 1.49 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 68%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 60GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 140 3958 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1568 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 19 19 59421 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1350 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 754 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 813 (C2) HDA temperature 106 102 37 (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	42.4% Average	Read 70.5 Write 77.1 Mixed 66.9 54% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.31 88% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2400 C9 4x4GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2424 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 30.2 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 30.6 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 41.4 97% 41.4 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 113%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 - $193

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	844x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	173x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	169x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	105x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	84x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	40x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	39x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 18,444 samples	34x

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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