Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics157% 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.
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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '18 at 08:48
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 224
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 629
65% 524 Pts
64-Core 627
39% 627 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2382) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 215
Reflection 242
Parallax 232
176% 230 fps
MRender 266
Gravity 220
Splatting 139
163% 208 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 157%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 512
Write 482
Mixed 376
102% 457 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 48.8
176% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 344
263% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
161GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 482 478 490 491 489 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 491
Mixed 319
SusWrite 480
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 61.8
206% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 362
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
412GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 136 136 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 89
Write 83.7
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 134
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 83%
WD WD1001FALS-00J7B1 4TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 129 134 132 135 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 124
Write 131
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 131
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.5 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20.4
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z87 Builds (Compare 1,552 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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