Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '19 at 02:51
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 256 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 692 70% 567 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.1% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 99.3 Parallax 83.8 77% 92.5 fps	MRender 91.8 Gravity 84.3 Splatting 85.9 71% 87.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SC100S37128GD 128GB 1,846 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM06.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 184 335 122 6.7 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 494 Write 208 Mixed 195 SusWrite 143 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 8.9 51% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 8.1 DQ Mixed 12.7 21% 43.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 79%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 47GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 412 410 258 432 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 421 Mixed 311 SusWrite 361 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.5 156% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 200 175% 259 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%
Jmicron Generic DISK03 8TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 42GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 52 54 56 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	8.86% Terrible	Read 97.3 Write 108 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 52.6 19% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 0 6% 3.73 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 0.8 DQ Mixed 0.9 1% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.86% Great: 16%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 8TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 33GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 52 54 56 53 53 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	7.97% Terrible	Read 69.2 Write 62.2 Mixed 69 SusWrite 52.6 14% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.7 7% 3.47 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 4.3 DQ Mixed 0.8 1% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.97% Great: 17%
Jmicron Generic DISK02 8TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 45GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 52 54 56 53 53 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	9.42% Terrible	Read 100 Write 121 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 52.6 20% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 0.5 7% 3.77 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.42% Great: 12%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 8TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 4TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 52 54 56 53 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 52.6 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.7 242% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 96%
Jmicron Generic DISK02 8TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 159GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 71 76 72 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 49 Write 130 Mixed 81 SusWrite 71.6 62% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.8 227% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 63%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 605GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 71 76 72 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 70.2 Write 80.2 Mixed 92 SusWrite 71.6 59% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 185% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 73%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 8TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 705GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 71 76 72 73 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 75 Write 85 Mixed 71 SusWrite 71.6 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 193% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 65%

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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	174x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	126x
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 $140Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16