Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.9% 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 Drive28.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z87  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130626
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 07:00
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 241
88% 154 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 624
63% 512 Pts
64-Core 643
40% 643 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Lighting 39.3
Reflection 35.3
Parallax 47.7
32% 40.8 fps
MRender 31
Gravity 32.8
Splatting 39.3
29% 34.4 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 28 37 34 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
28.9% Poor
Read 336
Write 28.9
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 33.5
25% 117 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 10
4K Mixed 7.6
43% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 33.8
DQ Write 10
DQ Mixed 8.6
10% 17.5 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
182GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 134 134 135 136 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 142
Write 107
Mixed 81.1
SusWrite 135
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.7
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 19.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 79%

 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%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 - $193

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