Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics28.4% 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)
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)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime14 Days
Run DateMay 29 '19 at 14:49
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 245
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 497
67% 499 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
XFX(1682 3250) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.4.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.4% Poor
Lighting 35.8
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 43.6
29% 37.2 fps
MRender 28.3
Gravity 31.4
Splatting 36.6
27% 32.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,387
Write 6,845
Mixed 7,053
1,585% 7,095 MB/s
4K Read 688
4K Write 487
4K Mixed 470
1,904% 549 MB/s
DQ Read 2,016
DQ Write 1,738
DQ Mixed 1,716
1,330% 1,823 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
148GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 74 73 73 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 83.3
Write 69.2
Mixed 81
SusWrite 72.6
57% 76.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 28.7
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 25.9
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 48.1
83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 87.4%
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 1,542 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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HDDRAMUSB
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