Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.6% 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	47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131003
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '21 at 03:12
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 114 2-Core 205 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 608 60% 490 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (66 fps cap detected)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 66.1 Parallax 60.8 52% 63.8 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 62 53% 64.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM13.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 66 93 65 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 312 Write 67 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 70.4 30% 137 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 29.8 91% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 46.3 DQ Write 60 DQ Mixed 56 42% 54.1 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 94%
Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB 7,142 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 38GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 231 194 200 165 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 340 Mixed 369 SusWrite 185 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 42.4 164% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 259 213% 306 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 105%
Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB 7,142 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 424GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 210 209 212 209 207 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 341 Mixed 243 SusWrite 217 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 29.3 146% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 232 203% 304 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 105%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 452GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 430 441 438 449 456 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 465 Mixed 360 SusWrite 436 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 45.9 161% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 195 186% 294 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 2,175 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 63%

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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	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