Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.6% 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	87.4% 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	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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 9 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 17 '23 at 05:00
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 92 1-Core 117 2-Core 182 78% 130 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 279 36% 275 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 390X 94 User benchmarks, average bench 48% Sapphire(174B E324) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1104 MHz, MLim: 1529 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.4.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 98.2 57% 74.2 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 64.1 Splatting 48.2 48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 244 233 265 341 308 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 423 Write 423 Mixed 299 SusWrite 268 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 36.9 126% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 246 208% 306 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 122%
WDC WDBA3V5000AN 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 84GB free Firmware: 2112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 398 380 299 251 274 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.9% Good	Read 429 Write 430 Mixed 432 SusWrite 325 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 6 20% 6.57 MB/s	DQ Read 440 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 406 302% 402 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 89GB free Firmware: K SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 53 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 82.4 Write 35.8 Mixed 44.9 SusWrite 53.1 40% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 43%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 213GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 77 79 75 78 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 69.2 Write 68.4 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 76.3 52% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 59%
Maxtor 6L300S0 300GB-$45 2,416 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 68GB free Firmware: 1G20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 61 61 60 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 60.8 Write 59.2 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 60.6 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 167GB free Firmware: 1D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 110 113 108 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 126 Write 104 Mixed 111 SusWrite 110 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 76%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 570GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 147 149 150 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 155 Write 152 Mixed 125 SusWrite 149 197% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 125% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.5% Good	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.4 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.5% 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 $195Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16