Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Graphics3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 23:03
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3-$170
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 190
77% 129 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 390
52% 388 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.66% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 4.35
Parallax 4.16
4% 4.27 fps
MRender 3.9
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.17
4% 4.66 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.66%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,476
Write 5366
Mixed 5,293
1,202% 5,378 MB/s
4K Read 498
4K Write 259
4K Mixed 327
1,311% 361 MB/s
DQ Read 1,426
DQ Write 1,086
DQ Mixed 1,219
922% 1,244 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 107 107 107 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 105
Write 96.5
Mixed 72
SusWrite 106
70% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
160% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 24.1
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 23.1
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 80%

 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: 62% - Good Total price: $909
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