Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 23:12
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 237 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 458 60% 452 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.9% Average	Lighting 53 Reflection 61.1 Parallax 49.7 43% 54.6 fps	MRender 75.7 Gravity 53 Splatting 69.1 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 371 388 403 401 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 446 Mixed 327 SusWrite 395 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.5 162% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 178 154% 221 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30 16,754 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 105GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 42 42 40 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 54.3 Write 51.5 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 40.8 34% 46 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 41%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30 16,754 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 143GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 57 54 56 55 53 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 44 Write 56.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 54.8 36% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 41%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 180 181 182 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 184 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 181 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 17.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 61%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	415x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	85x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	58x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	25x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $929

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16