Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	33.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	0.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '19 at 13:19
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4430-$124 24,837 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 75.4 1-Core 89.2 2-Core 176 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 313 41% 306 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 112 106 107 97 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 368 Write 125 Mixed 184 SusWrite 106 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 5.6 44% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 70%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 529GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 60 61 61 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 50 Write 53.2 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 59 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 67%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 303GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 93 93 90 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 84 Write 71.5 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 90.5 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C8 3x2GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13.5 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 12.5 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 66%

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

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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