Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49.3% 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 Drive67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z87  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 19 '17 at 00:26
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 409
57% 419 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
XFX(1682 9580) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.3% Average
Lighting 67.7
Reflection 75.9
Parallax 85
55% 76.2 fps
MRender 0.1
Gravity 66
Splatting 62.6
38% 42.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 370
Write 352
Mixed 358
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 18.1
96% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 23
DQ Write 80.8
DQ Mixed 16.9
23% 40.2 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 20.8
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z87 Builds (Compare 1,543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 - $193

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $555
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