Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.2% 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	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140429
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '19 at 09:53
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 170 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 455 47% 380 Pts	64-Core 484 30% 484 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.2% Below average	Lighting 41.6 Reflection 38.7 Parallax 50.7 34% 43.7 fps	MRender 50.9 Gravity 46.6 Splatting 34.4 35% 44 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 227 222 188 192 190 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 414 Write 312 Mixed 212 SusWrite 210 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 31.2 115% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 119 125% 209 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 99%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 228GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 101 99 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 153 Write 149 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 100 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 64GB 1,787 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 19GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 19 12 13 12 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 22 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 15.3 32% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.7 175% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 28%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 1TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 37 Write 36.2 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 36.8 47% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 20.4 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.2 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

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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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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