Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics29.8% 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 Drive72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z87  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130626
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateApr 16 '17 at 10:34
Run Duration482 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
67.7% Good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 101
2-Core 218
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 298
35% 273 Pts
64-Core 215
13% 215 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
EVGA(3842 2883) 3GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 381.65
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.8% Poor
Lighting 37.2
Reflection 29.6
Parallax 42.7
30% 36.5 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 47.8
Splatting 24.8
29% 36.7 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 343
Write 274
Mixed 242
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 20.9
130% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 45.2
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 64.8
56% 78.6 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 108%
WD Se 3TB (2013)-$67
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Read 165
Write 136
Mixed 133
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.17
73% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 99%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750
27GB free
Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 59.9
Write 71.3
Mixed 76
52% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.16
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.36
68% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.1% Below average
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 9
27% 9.57 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 8.8
24% 8.23 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z87 Builds (Compare 1,548 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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