Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 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.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 01:52
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 123 2-Core 235 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 647 64% 525 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Lighting 76.7 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 67.6 62% 74.1 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 73 60% 72.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 145 Write 115 Mixed 128 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 26 123% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 97.8 80% 114 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 373GB free Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 453 Write 430 Mixed 398 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51.1 173% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 295 241% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 894GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,214 Write 73.5 Mixed 97.2 1,286% 1,795 MB/s	4K Read 794 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.7 33,397% 266 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 791GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,098 Write 36 Mixed 96.9 1,249% 1,744 MB/s	4K Read 784 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.9 32,990% 263 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 226GB free Firmware: JC45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 126 Write 116 Mixed 61.9 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 102GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,252 Write 65.5 Mixed 102 1,295% 1,807 MB/s	4K Read 797 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.7 33,544% 267 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 24.3 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 79%

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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	845x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	84x

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	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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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