Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive109% 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.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z87  (all builds)
Memory20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '18 at 22:47
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 96.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 562
64% 498 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 153
Parallax 146
116% 147 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 136
Splatting 113
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
186GB free
Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 484
Write 313
Mixed 319
82% 372 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 14.4
98% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 28.2
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 23.2
42% 77.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 528
Write 416
Mixed 429
102% 458 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 29.9
167% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 29.8
96% 211 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 109%
Great: 128%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB
1TB free
Firmware: G009 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 125
Write 121
Mixed 125
93% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 2.17
4K Mixed 0.36
103% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMD32GX3M4A2400C10 0420 F3-2666C11-4GTXD 0215 CMD32GX3M4A2400C10 0420 F3-2666C11-4GTXD 24GB
1600, 2667, 1600, 2667 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
85.9% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 27.6
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 27.3
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 51.9
77% 51.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z87 Builds (Compare 1,545 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 - $193

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $540
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