Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics10.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive92.2% 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)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '18 at 01:52
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 527
69% 520 Pts
64-Core 501
31% 501 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1557) 1GB
CLim: 981 MHz, MLim: 1128 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 12
Reflection 14.1
Parallax 10.1
10% 12.1 fps
MRender 16.7
Gravity 12
Splatting 16.3
12% 15 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 256GB-$194
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN059
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 289 306 306 308 307 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 395
Write 307
Mixed 269
SusWrite 301
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 35.7
146% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 138
150% 249 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 98%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB
25GB free, PID 007a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 12 14 11 14 14 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
7.54% Terrible
Read 22.6
Write 4
Mixed 7.7
SusWrite 12.5
13% 11.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.54%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB HMT41GU6AFR8A-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 18.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 21
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 62.5%
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 1,552 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
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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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