Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.2% 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	125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '18 at 21:50
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 742 77% 622 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 72.6 Parallax 65.2 55% 68.5 fps	MRender 81.2 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 58.7 55% 68.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 404 408 415 381 363 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 470 Mixed 449 SusWrite 396 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 61.8 207% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 258 222% 328 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 26GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 427 426 430 350 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 443 Mixed 313 SusWrite 375 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 46.2 178% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 155 166% 278 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 982GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 171 166 170 172 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 177 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 169 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 114%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 818GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 144 140 140 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 135 Write 141 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 141 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 2,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 24.8 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 26.2 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 44.4 90% 44.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 79%

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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