Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 20:56
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 706 73% 587 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 164 171 165 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 414 Write 238 Mixed 250 SusWrite 165 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 40.9 160% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 39.7 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 47.1 48% 75.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 86%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 147GB free Firmware: 8EV10135 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 358 366 362 359 363 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 337 Write 363 Mixed 319 SusWrite 360 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 47.1 176% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 40.5 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 52.1 56% 88.4 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 230%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 45GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 210 227 241 265 244 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 429 Write 269 Mixed 278 SusWrite 231 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 42.6 172% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 40.6 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 51.5 51% 77.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 86%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 208GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 71 72 72 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 97.5 Write 98.3 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 71.2 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 1x8GB 1,130 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 9.3 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 35%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	415x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	85x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	58x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	25x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $929

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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