Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
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 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '19 at 15:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%
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 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 257
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 663
71% 566 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 76.8
Parallax 66.2
62% 73 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 70.7
Splatting 71.9
59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 241 216 207 208 205 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 358
Write 332
Mixed 296
SusWrite 223
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 39.2
133% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 208
156% 210 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 124%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$49
161GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 139 151 151 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 165
Write 73.6
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 122
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.3
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 21
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.3%
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 Builds (Compare 682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $909
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