Asus SABERTOOTH Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.7% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z87  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 01 '19 at 04:54
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 224
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 578
65% 508 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.4% Very good
Lighting 95.1
Reflection 105
Parallax 91.7
78% 97.1 fps
MRender 91.2
Gravity 86.1
Splatting 93.6
74% 90.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300
839GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 208 216 224 225 225 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 345
Write 335
Mixed 324
SusWrite 217
69% 305 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 41.9
148% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 239
180% 242 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 132%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 143 141 142 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 132
Write 122
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 141
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 84%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
2GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 46
Write 41
Mixed 29.7
48% 38.9 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
30% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.7
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 17.6
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 52%
Great: 87%

 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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