Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.8% 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	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 01:00
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 257 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 688 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6258) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Lighting 48.7 Reflection 34.5 Parallax 41.8 40% 41.6 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 45.6 Splatting 40 34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M3 128GB 702 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 193 150 197 202 197 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 337 Write 200 Mixed 191 SusWrite 188 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 23.2 86% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 63.1 DQ Mixed 85.6 74% 113 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 87%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 190GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 133 133 126 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 142 Write 177 Mixed 162 SusWrite 131 35% 153 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 27.2 119% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 153 124% 175 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 601GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 93 108 110 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 105 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 442GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 112 109 104 123 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 156 Write 116 Mixed 36.1 SusWrite 116 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 88 104 105 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 101 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 67%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 32 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 34.1 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 37 45% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 37% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 61%
Patriot Memory 64GB 1,048 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 53GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 90 101 107 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 154 Write 87.1 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 101 116% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 79% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 76%

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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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	85x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $535

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16