Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '18 at 10:43
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 225
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 664
66% 540 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 119E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 145
Parallax 125
112% 136 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 127
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY XLR8 120GB-$150
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52.2% Above average
Read 310
Write 120
Mixed 187
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 11.3
106% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 27.1
DQ Write 91.1
DQ Mixed 37.5
35% 51.9 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 39%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
908GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 180
Mixed 171
138% 183 MB/s
4K Read 1.08
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.22
104% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 109%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Apacer AP34G1869U1S 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
54.3% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 16.3
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 16.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $929
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