Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57% 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	125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '18 at 18:49
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 289 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 763 82% 651 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 65.5 58% 69.8 fps	MRender 82.3 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 57.8 55% 68.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 370 412 413 395 367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 451 Mixed 454 SusWrite 375 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 62.1 209% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 294 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 55GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 395 425 427 430 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 449 Mixed 315 SusWrite 407 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 47.9 187% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 158 168% 279 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 177 177 178 177 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 136 Write 95.8 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 176 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 114%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 176 176 177 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 193 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 177 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 2,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 79%

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

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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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $555

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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