Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive84.3% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 06 '18 at 19:55
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 214
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 457
53% 412 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 227 187 217 215 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 391
Write 270
Mixed 287
SusWrite 210
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 40
143% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 41.7
92% 189 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 167 166 165 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 131
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 163
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.8
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 21.5
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 200 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $848
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