Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 02:21
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 220 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 608 61% 494 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3969) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.6% Below average	Lighting 40.4 Reflection 39.5 Parallax 34.9 33% 38.2 fps	MRender 34.4 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 34.5 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 414 424 420 410 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 444 Mixed 332 SusWrite 412 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46.7 170% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 339 259% 351 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
WD Red Pro 2TB (2014)-$140 716 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 328GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 100 99 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 96.8 Mixed 73 SusWrite 101 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 4,251 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 71%

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

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 83%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	149x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	16x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	13x

RAM
DDR3-2800 CL12 4GB 4x4GBUnknownBench 72%, 26 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 4,251 samples	9x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $637

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16