Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.1% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '18 at 23:54
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 545 74% 552 Pts	64-Core 559 35% 559 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1641 MHz, MLim: 1802 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.1% Average	Lighting 54.8 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 51.4 45% 56.4 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 62 52% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD3200BEVT-22A0RT0 240GB 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 71 73 69 71 71 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 243 Write 210 Mixed 170 SusWrite 75.2 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 24.7 114% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 156 122% 167 MB/s

Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 338GB free Firmware: GG2OAF10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 58 61 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 94 Write 90.5 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 60.6 51% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 58%
Seagate ST9250410AS 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 405GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 183 182 184 186 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 180 Write 172 Mixed 98 SusWrite 184 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 1600 C7 2x8GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	65% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.5 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 75%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	104x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	105x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	53x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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