Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '19 at 12:37
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	33%

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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 198 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 580 57% 468 Pts	64-Core 545 34% 545 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 41.8 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 51.5 34% 43.6 fps	MRender 53.2 Gravity 48.5 Splatting 35.7 36% 45.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 256GB-$100 2,451 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 214 221 216 219 187 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 338 Write 327 Mixed 247 SusWrite 212 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 30.1 104% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 148 134% 206 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 106%
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 58GB free Firmware: LSBG200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 113 104 104 105 104 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79% Very good	Read 425 Write 380 Mixed 352 SusWrite 121 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 39.1 130% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 252 208% 295 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 90%
Seagate ST10000NE0004-1ZF101 10TB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 138 141 142 142 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 71 SusWrite 141 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.9 270% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 131%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 172 174 173 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 132 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 172 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 187 187 188 187 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 149 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 186 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 113%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 30GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 22 Write 15.8 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 15.2 19% 14.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.9 168% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 40%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 13GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 7.2 7 6.6 7.2 7.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	5.93% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 7.8 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 7.5 14% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.93% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 65%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 - $193

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	849x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	173x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	125x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	106x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	86x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	56x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	54x

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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $535

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16