Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics45.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateApr 06 '17 at 23:30
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 460
60% 454 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
Asus(1043 8469) 3GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45.4% Average
Lighting 54.9
Reflection 50.3
Parallax 66.2
45% 57.2 fps
MRender 67.4
Gravity 60.2
Splatting 47.7
47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
573GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 112
Write 133
Mixed 84.2
82% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.26
79% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 84%
WD My Book Essentials 2TB
661GB free, PID 1110
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 37.8
Write 37.2
Mixed 20.4
39% 31.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.15
4K Mixed 0.28
85% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.5% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 17.3
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 86%

 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 678 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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