Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.4% 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	77.3% 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 10 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 (16%). 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '19 at 21:15
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 (98^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 687 70% 569 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.4% 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	31.4% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 48.4 Parallax 48.7 32% 45.3 fps	MRender 47 Gravity 35 Splatting 34.4 31% 38.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.2.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 200 206 192 193 164 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 348 Write 231 Mixed 253 SusWrite 192 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 35.7 134% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 32.9 80% 168 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 90%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$49 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 82GB free Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 422 416 434 333 46 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 436 Mixed 389 SusWrite 346 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42.1 157% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 253 197% 266 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 282GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 70 71 72 73 72 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 66 Write 72 Mixed 36.1 SusWrite 71.5 83% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.5% 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	60.6% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 20.2 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 64%

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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%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	369x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	107x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	106x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 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	21x

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Value: 60% - Above average

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