Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 21:30
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (57^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 261 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 698 76% 603 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (90^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (81 fps cap detected)	63.8% Good	Lighting 81.2 Reflection 81.8 Parallax 81.2 66% 81.4 fps	MRender 79.8 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 65.7 59% 73.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 188 187 185 175 187 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 444 Mixed 377 SusWrite 212 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 54.7 188% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 400GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 94 89 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 168 Write 135 Mixed 81 SusWrite 90.7 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 236GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 170 173 173 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 126 Write 99.3 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 172 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 413GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 137 134 137 137 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 132 Write 108 Mixed 72 SusWrite 135 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 507GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 67 69 69 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 66 Write 62 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 68.7 50% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 67%
Intenso Ultra Line 126GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 112GB free, PID 6400 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 31 32 44 38 31 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 243 Write 128 Mixed 158 SusWrite 46.6 174% 144 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 4.3 278% 6.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 56%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 13GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 4.9 39 54 29 53 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 78.3 Write 41.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 34.3 65% 52 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 62% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 21.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 63%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	92x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	18x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	9x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
860 QVO 1TBSamsung $109Bench 89%, 201,200 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	11x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	6x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $554

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16