Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 Drive127% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 19 '18 at 23:20
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 682
68% 555 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 198
Parallax 179
150% 187 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 181
Splatting 130
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 305 308 309 306 307 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 487
Mixed 391
SusWrite 322
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 65.8
229% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 352
268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 127%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
669GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 116 116 118 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
73% Very good
Read 139
Write 125
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 115
86% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
70.8% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 22.4
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 702 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $831
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