Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	128% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 03:54
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 653 64% 527 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 1TB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 512GB free (System drive) Firmware: STRS SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 444 454 436 450 409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 466 Mixed 416 SusWrite 438 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 61.4 228% 91.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 274 206% 267 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%
Seagate SSD 1TB 975 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 569GB free Firmware: ST8S SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 349 229 413 265 410 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 467 Mixed 404 SusWrite 349 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 41.5 175% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 34.4 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 88.3 84% 125 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 191 198 200 177 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 128 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 188 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$90 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 615GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 132 131 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 143 Write 128 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 131 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 184% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 6,144 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 28 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 27.7 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 86%

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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	847x
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 $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	85x

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	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 $269	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