Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive81.1% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '16 at 01:00
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 201
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 367
50% 374 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7290
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 103
Parallax 81.3
89% 97.9 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 101
82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Read 496
Write 227
Mixed 285
74% 336 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 22.8
131% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 51.5
80% 152 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
218GB free
Firmware: 15.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 103
Write 97.8
Mixed 95.6
74% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.29
85% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.1% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 10.2
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $929
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