Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.2% 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	72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '18 at 11:55
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 257 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 714 73% 588 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD FirePro W7100 840 User benchmarks, average bench 30% AMD(1002 030C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.2% Below average	Lighting 39 Reflection 48.3 Parallax 48.6 32% 45.3 fps	MRender 44.9 Gravity 33 Splatting 34.2 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.2.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 148 144 152 145 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 329 Write 213 Mixed 249 SusWrite 152 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 33.8 135% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 31.7 72% 148 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 90%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$68 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 56GB free Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 429 422 265 210 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 420 Mixed 403 SusWrite 301 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 45.9 166% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 43.6 98% 196 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 110GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 34 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 34.5 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 34.4 43% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9.9-9 D3-1600 1302 1600 CL9 Series 1319 CL9.9-9 D3-1600 1302 1600 CL9 Series 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 21.4 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 64%

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 712 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	366x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	105x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	106x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	55x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16