Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.4% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '18 at 16:29
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Memory 75.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 102 60% 93.7 Pts	4-Core 121 8-Core 196 19% 158 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	3.22% Terrible	Lighting 2.93 Reflection 2.04 Parallax 3.47 2% 2.81 fps	MRender 3.71 Gravity 7.83 Splatting 5.96 5% 5.83 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 3.22% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 341 338 345 344 345 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 352 Write 348 Mixed 315 SusWrite 341 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 51.4 135% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 234 177% 239 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 764GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 127 122 127 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 126 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 75%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 21GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 101 96 97 86 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 80.2 Write 73.2 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 93.4 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 99%
WD My Book 640GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 445GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 41 43 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 40.2 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 42 50% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 4,251 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 13.5 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 89.8 45% 89.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 - $193

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	845x
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	106x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	84x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	56x
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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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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