Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% 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 Drive84.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 29 '17 at 10:09
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 127
2-Core 245
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 697
69% 565 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 199
Parallax 199
151% 195 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 177
Splatting 126
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 500
Write 342
Mixed 343
87% 395 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 23
140% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 46.1
DQ Write 85.1
DQ Mixed 22.4
29% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
403GB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 139
Write 127
Mixed 134
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.17
60% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.6% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 16.3
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 16.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 63%

 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 703 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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