Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '19 at 16:40
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 105 2-Core 183 76% 127 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 403 51% 389 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 62.2 58% 67.7 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 68.6 57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDTR240GB-LT 240GB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0330AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 47 86 49 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 415 Write 50.3 Mixed 88 SusWrite 54 33% 152 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 26.4 87% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 42 DQ Mixed 74.4 75% 128 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 91%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 144 143 145 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 159 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 145 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20.3 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 18.4 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.2% 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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	364x
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	106x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	54x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $32	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