Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	13.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	103% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 23:50
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 216 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 568 56% 458 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Asus(1043 0429) 1GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Lighting 16.6 Reflection 17.1 Parallax 22.9 14% 18.9 fps	MRender 14 Gravity 15.3 Splatting 19.1 14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 385 360 317 302 292 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 424 Mixed 332 SusWrite 336 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 47.8 158% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 187GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 87 88 91 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 53.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 88.4 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 165 164 161 163 167 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 109 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 163 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 154 152 149 155 155 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 87.7 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 152 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 284GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 86 84 86 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 70.5 Mixed 45 SusWrite 85.2 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 96%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 91 94 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 92.6 64% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion 3TB 2,934 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 323GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 89 89 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 48.5 Write 21.5 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 87.8 42% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.2 169% 2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 62%
Generic- SD/MMC 64GB 637 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 58GB free, PID 0109 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 8.2 Write 16.5 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 16.2 19% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.2 191% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 17%
SAMSUNG HD501LJ 500GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 178GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 19 19 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 36.2 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 18.4 41% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 20%
SAMSUNG HD501LJ 500GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 38GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 19 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 36.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 18.4 40% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 19 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 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	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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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