Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.7% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 08:50
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 763 80% 643 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.3% 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: 1557 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 65.5 56% 68.8 fps	MRender 81.4 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 61.5 56% 69 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 407 411 409 411 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 477 Mixed 449 SusWrite 409 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 58.8 202% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 291 240% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 47GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 424 425 424 427 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 448 Mixed 318 SusWrite 420 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 46.2 177% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 158 168% 278 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 174 172 175 171 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 203 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 174 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 168 169 165 169 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 111 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 167 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 114%

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 (88^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 79%

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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	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 $125	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