Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive172% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '18 at 01:51
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 97.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 217
85% 146 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 464
52% 412 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6990 (Crossfire Disabled)
AMD(1002 1B2A) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
26.3% Poor
Lighting 35.1
Reflection 24.6
Parallax 27.9
29% 29.2 fps
MRender 22.2
Gravity 26.4
Splatting 30.3
22% 26.3 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPE2MW400G4 400GB
262GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV10171
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,367
Write 880
Mixed 1,182
254% 1,143 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 34.5
157% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 510
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 158
175% 303 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 172%
Great: 230%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB
575GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
44.4% Average
Read 85.9
Write 68.6
Mixed 71.5
57% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.54
114% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2472 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 27.9
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 25.9
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 47.9
84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 119%

 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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