Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.2% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '19 at 22:00
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 97.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 268
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 665
67% 543 Pts
64-Core 657
41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.2% Good
Lighting 86.6
Reflection 84.8
Parallax 82.3
70% 84.6 fps
MRender 81.5
Gravity 76.6
Splatting 67.8
61% 75.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 279 289 292 274 245 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 314
Write 301
Mixed 324
SusWrite 275
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 36.5
4K Mixed 51.5
121% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 211
157% 210 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 129%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB
105GB free, PID a83a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 7.1 41 43 41 44 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
22.7% Poor
Read 111
Write 6.3
Mixed 42.4
SusWrite 30
50% 47.5 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 2.3
78% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 27.5
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 28.7
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 49
82% 49 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 87%

 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 679 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: $914
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