Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.4% 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	104% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 22:09
Run Duration	364 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 79.1 2-Core 210 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 527 52% 426 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 59.3 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 58.4 48% 60.8 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 57.5 Splatting 52.8 49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 192 192 237 236 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 459 Mixed 332 SusWrite 234 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 52.7 175% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 217 201% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 342GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 123 123 122 125 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 123 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 691GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 103 103 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 93.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 103 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 65%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 7.9 7.9 7.2 7.6 8 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	4.6% Terrible	Read 14 Write 0.2 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 6.6 7% 6.28 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.6% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.7% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.3 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 19.2 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 79%

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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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Typical SABERTOOTH Z87 Builds (Compare 1,545 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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 $40	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