Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.5% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '18 at 14:29
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 497 68% 503 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35.1% Below average	Lighting 41.8 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 45.7 34% 40.6 fps	MRender 54.4 Gravity 49.8 Splatting 36.5 37% 46.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 45GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 925 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 571 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 650 (AD) Unknown 100 100 786507 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 22 (C2) HDA temperature 67 65 150325362721 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3255 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2584 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3712 (F4) Unknown 100 100 12 (F5) Unknown 100 100 75 (F6) Unknown 100 100 842368	96.1% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 502 Mixed 512 114% 512 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 13.8 128% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32.8 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 13.2 62% 128 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.Y Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2563 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 548 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 233 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3211381 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 18 (C2) HDA temperature 62 52 206159413286 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 6403 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5397 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6228 (F4) Unknown 100 100 49 (F5) Unknown 100 100 117 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1686688	95.5% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 417 Mixed 460 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 13.9 124% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 12.9 94% 218 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 104%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 408GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 172 2200 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 956 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5407 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 952 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 21 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 934 (C2) HDA temperature 108 95 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	81.4% Excellent	Read 131 Write 152 Mixed 143 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.36 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.35 137% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 62%

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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	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 $400Bench 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 $295	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