Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
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 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.6% 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 Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z87  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '18 at 05:55
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 216
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 704
68% 557 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Asus(1043 3006) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Lighting 49.9
Reflection 34.5
Parallax 70.5
41% 51.6 fps
MRender 32.7
Gravity 50.4
Splatting 42.9
35% 42 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 39%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 262 263 262 262 259 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 424
Mixed 409
SusWrite 267
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 63
198% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 212
174% 249 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 109%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
68.2% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20.7
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 23.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 71%

 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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