Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140527
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 00:29
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 665 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.43 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.9% Good	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 90.7 Parallax 79.9 62% 82.3 fps	MRender 79.2 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 70.7 61% 75.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 315 Write 224 Mixed 262 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 36.1 141% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 250 185% 247 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 221GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 459 Write 444 Mixed 417 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 47.2 168% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 141GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 415 Write 372 Mixed 373 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 29.2 122% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 304 223% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 946GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 153 Write 80.7 Mixed 72.4 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1800 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 24.3 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 85%

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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	844x
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	105x
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	55x
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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $555

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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