Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '19 at 01:42
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 96.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 262
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 692
69% 560 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 97
Parallax 89.4
86% 97.4 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 93
Splatting 83
76% 94.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 333 341 347 346 348 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 363
Write 51.8
Mixed 108
SusWrite 321
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 35
125% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 51.6
DQ Mixed 86.4
76% 118 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 126%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB
40GB free, PID 5031
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 38 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 30.7
Write 38.5
Mixed 14.5
SusWrite 38.9
42% 30.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 21.9
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 71%

 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 678 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: 61% - Good Total price: $929
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