Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47.5% 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 Drive84.7% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 06 '18 at 06:32
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 128
2-Core 256
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 590
64% 505 Pts
64-Core 655
41% 655 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.2
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.5% Average
Lighting 58
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 80.1
47% 69.1 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 54.4
Splatting 55.8
48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 185 205 213 219 210 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 366
Write 246
Mixed 268
SusWrite 209
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 37
152% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 31.6
83% 177 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 166 165 164 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 123
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 165
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.8% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16.2
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 200 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $848
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