Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.8% 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	89.2% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	17.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '17 at 22:00
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 518 54% 435 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 51.1 34% 40.7 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 36.7 28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010420 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 96 96 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 16085 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5128 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 103 (AF) Unknown 100 100 4304470626 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 75 420085784 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 103 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 24 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 951814 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 51 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 145 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 97 97 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 951814 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4520023	89.2% Excellent	Read 502 Write 423 Mixed 430 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 30.5 112% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 71 DQ Mixed 56.9 78% 152 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 520GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 175 4066 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13108 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21673 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7149 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 90 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 13017 (C2) HDA temperature 115 97 32 (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	68.5% Good	Read 140 Write 98.4 Mixed 108 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.41 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 76%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 465GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 228 222 8566 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13988 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 36 36 47029 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 91 91 9938 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 343 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 13983 (C2) HDA temperature 117 97 33 (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	65.6% Good	Read 120 Write 109 Mixed 113 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.49 124% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 270GB free Firmware: SD1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 92 16698292 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 75 75 25937 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 8954815732 (09) Power-on hours count 36 36 56183 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 99 572 (0C) Power cycle count 90 37 10865 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 541 (BC) Unknown 100 98 34360328249 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 53 487981085 (C2) HDA temperature 29 47 42949672989 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 42 18 16698292 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	44.2% Average	Read 76 Write 77.7 Mixed 67.9 56% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.52 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 24GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.4 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 61%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z87 Builds (Compare 1,542 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

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	123x
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 $129Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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 $184	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) $35	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