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 way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive85.1% 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 8 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.
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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '18 at 14:07
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 131
2-Core 261
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 679
70% 565 Pts
64-Core 678
42% 678 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 209 207 211 196 219 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 416
Write 231
Mixed 273
SusWrite 208
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 95.4
4K Mixed 37.5
145% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 35
87% 184 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 175 180 181 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 156
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 180
111% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 107%
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 (98th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 22.4
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 22.4
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 71.5%
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 199 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 69%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

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