Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '22 at 22:09
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	57%

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 i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 76.3 2-Core 166 61% 106 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 251 38% 272 Pts	64-Core 217 13% 217 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1569 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 79.1 Parallax 44.9 50% 61.9 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 68 Splatting 56.9 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 27 44 59 63 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 45.1 Write 76.4 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 49.9 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 88%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 25GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 101 99 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 85.6 Write 88.5 Mixed 39.6 SusWrite 100 57% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 61%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 56GB free Firmware: GR2OA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 67 65 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 67.5 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 66.4 41% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM3X2G1333C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CM3X2G1333C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 6.6 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 53%

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

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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	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 $94Bench 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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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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