Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.1% 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 Drive	95.2% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '17 at 21:41
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 87.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 654 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 67 Parallax 60.2 54% 64.5 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 51.2 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 497GB free Firmware: M0CR050 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1257 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 141 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 53 201864642595 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 4031531950 (F7) Unknown 100 100 126017966 (F8) Unknown 100 100 40365109 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4431 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	79.8% Very good	Read 467 Write 332 Mixed 338 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 28.4 116% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.7 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 48.4 60% 98.7 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 105%
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 75GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5774 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1033 (AB) Unknown 100 100 164825424 (AE) Unknown 100 100 18 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 16 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2514 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3581 (F9) Unknown 100 100 89893412	101% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 418 Mixed 431 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 33.2 144% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 69.9 117% 224 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7212 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1125 (B1) Unknown 89 89 232 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 54 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 20 (F1) Unknown 99 99 70526931879	95.2% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 408 Mixed 419 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 25.7 146% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 36.4 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 97.5 94% 140 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1360 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.3% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.3 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 85%

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 201 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 83%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	148x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	16x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	28x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	13x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	13x

RAM
DDR3-2800 CL12 4GB 4x4GBUnknownBench 72%, 26 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 4,251 samples	9x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16