Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics66.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.1% 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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z87  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateAug 04 '18 at 15:51
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 95.3
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 198
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 562
55% 449 Pts
64-Core 551
34% 551 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3685) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
66.4% Good
Lighting 86
Reflection 84
Parallax 74.5
70% 81.5 fps
MRender 79.1
Gravity 73.9
Splatting 66.9
59% 73.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R211
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 199 193 192 194 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 412
Write 245
Mixed 264
SusWrite 195
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 41.6
171% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 151
138% 212 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
439GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 164 162 165 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 163
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 164
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 112%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 500GB
355GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 71 72 71 71 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 73.3
Write 70.8
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 70.8
48% 65.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 51%
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 (78th percentile)
68% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 68%
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 1,543 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
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