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Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55.8% 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	82% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '20 at 16:30
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 40.4 1-Core 91.5 2-Core 159 52% 97.1 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 674 60% 506 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 60.6 Parallax 75.7 56% 68.5 fps	MRender 62.1 Gravity 56.5 Splatting 78.2 55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron XT 480GB-$210 846 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 362 379 390 391 378 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 391 Write 335 Mixed 280 SusWrite 372 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 25.8 93% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 185 181% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 116%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 109 129 119 129 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 112 Write 118 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 120 70% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 91%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$75 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 359GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 81 82 82 83 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 85.8 Write 84.3 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 81.6 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	48.3% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.4 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 6.4 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 200 20% 200 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 64%

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 749 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	389x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	107x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	55x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	55x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	23x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	23x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $831

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Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406