Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.5% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateAug 19 '18 at 19:00
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 198
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 419
55% 412 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (94th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (66 fps cap detected)
54.5% Above average
Lighting 67.2
Reflection 65.2
Parallax 53
55% 61.8 fps
MRender 66.7
Gravity 64.3
Splatting 66.9
54% 66 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 117GB
35GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 125 123 172 123 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 438
Mixed 349
SusWrite 159
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 57
194% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 316
250% 349 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 104%
Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 109 98 106 114 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 167
Write 151
Mixed 65
SusWrite 108
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 18
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 19.2
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 60.2%
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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