Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '20 at 03:21
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^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 (77^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 100 2-Core 219 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 585 58% 474 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Lighting 95.9 Reflection 85.7 Parallax 89 78% 90.2 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 80 Splatting 75.6 73% 92.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 279 345 350 350 342 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 439 Mixed 419 SusWrite 313 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 56.8 187% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 233GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 280 346 350 351 342 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 454 Mixed 337 SusWrite 314 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 42.8 142% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 174 180% 296 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 809GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 180 188 187 187 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 109 Mixed 85 SusWrite 181 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 457GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 169 174 173 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 140 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 170 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 112%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 124 124 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 131 Write 130 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 124 154% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 59%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 320GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 232GB free, PID 5021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 39 39 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 36 Write 10.7 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 38.9 35% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 18%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 16GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 13 16 9.3 13 26 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 150 Write 50.3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 14.4 52% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Mixed 2.1 134% 3.45 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.2% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 92%

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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 $109Bench 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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Total price: $555

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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