Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 19:06
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 739 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 116 Reflection 117 Parallax 105 95% 113 fps	Gravity 98.6 Splatting 81 78% 89.8 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM810 FDE 2.5" 256GB 516 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: AXM77D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 227 231 232 220 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 239 Write 233 Mixed 197 SusWrite 227 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 20.4 83% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 75.3 DQ Mixed 25.3 37% 71 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 52%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 221GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 90 93 102 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 83 Write 78.3 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 95.9 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.7 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 69%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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