Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	211% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85.4% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	15.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 07:20
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 (77^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 83.4 2-Core 216 71% 127 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 631 63% 513 Pts	64-Core 623 39% 623 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8802) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 309 Reflection 287 Parallax 326 252% 307 fps	MRender 358 Gravity 261 Splatting 192 213% 271 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$51 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 224 195 183 174 168 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 462 Write 303 Mixed 266 SusWrite 203 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 36.4 129% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 237 202% 297 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 489GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 150 151 151 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 87.8 Write 67.2 Mixed 65 SusWrite 150 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 25F3 512GB 640 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 91GB free, PID 25f3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 40 40 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 40 Write 38 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 39.1 53% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 15.1 1,217% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 19.9 DQ Mixed 15.7 1,263% 16.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 339%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-8GBXL 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.5% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.6 27% 9.3 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 10.2 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 41%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 21: 3R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	58%	12	297	220	60	27"	2560 1440	DEL40BD DELL P2715Q

History: Score 34: 4R 3G 5B | Score 21: 3R 1G 3B

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Gaming 61%

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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	849x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	173x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	125x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	106x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	86x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	56x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	54x

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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16