Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.1% 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 Drive	111% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 11:10
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 259 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 713 76% 607 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 696 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.1% Poor	Lighting 34.6 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 27.3 28% 31.4 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 30 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 453 447 440 451 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 429 Mixed 374 SusWrite 447 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 43.4 159% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 500GB-$122 435 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 366GB free Firmware: YB01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 159 158 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 146 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 158 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.6 324% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 113%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 145GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 74 73 68 74 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 71.8 Write 57.6 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 71.2 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 22% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 60%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA331 1TB 3,286 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 843GB free Firmware: JP4OA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 131 131 131 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 133 Mixed 67 SusWrite 131 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 29.5 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 46.4 86% 46.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 119%

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

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

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 $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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