Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z87  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime22.3 Days
Run DateOct 15 '20 at 07:36
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 95.5
1-Core 98
2-Core 198
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 376
45% 348 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 56 55 41 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 84.8
Write 80.5
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 45.9
48% 65.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
68.8% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 22.4
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 20.6
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 72%

 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: 90% - Excellent Total price: $555
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HDDRAMUSB
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