Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive116% 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.
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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '21 at 18:48
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 253
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 679
71% 571 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 84%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 311 311 309 308 313 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 475
Mixed 397
SusWrite 324
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 57.2
193% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 355
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 116%
Great: 124%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150
36GB free
Firmware: 5.05A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 170 166 180 173 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 312
Write 250
Mixed 248
SusWrite 176
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 44.6
162% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 131
125% 195 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 86%
WD Green 240GB (2016)
75GB free
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 172 77 134 134 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 456
Write 434
Mixed 388
SusWrite 166
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 21
99% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 33.2
89% 185 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 18.7
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z87 Builds (Compare 1,543 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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