Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.8% 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 Drive1,247% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory16.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '18 at 16:28
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing way above expectations (99th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 106
2-Core 211
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 401
54% 401 Pts
64-Core 391
24% 391 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
PwrHis(1787 2328) 2GB
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Lighting 39.6
Reflection 31.4
Parallax 47.8
32% 39.6 fps
MRender 27.9
Gravity 34.2
Splatting 38.5
28% 33.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
1,247% Outstanding
Read 8,812
Write 9,080
Mixed 10,404
2,115% 9,432 MB/s
4K Read 332
4K Write 277
4K Mixed 287
1,017% 299 MB/s
DQ Read 655
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 294
302% 495 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 1,247%
Great: 182%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
18GB free
Firmware: CC4D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 2TB
124GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 29.3
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 25.5
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 88%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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