Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive133% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z87  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '18 at 06:02
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 98.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 252
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 664
68% 551 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.24
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 148
Parallax 129
111% 138 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 136
Splatting 113
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 312 312 312 313 299 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 494
Mixed 468
SusWrite 323
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 71.1
244% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 364
274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 133%
Great: 128%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
42GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 411 305 153 157 154 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 404
Mixed 405
SusWrite 265
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 42.6
158% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 284
209% 272 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 96%
Great: 95%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB
1TB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 129
Write 126
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 102
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 27.7
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 26.9
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 45.6
88% 45.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 89%

 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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