Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28% 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	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	0.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 04 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 205 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 403 54% 403 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2843) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	28% Poor	Lighting 33.7 Reflection 33.8 Parallax 42.2 27% 36.6 fps	MRender 40.3 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 29.2 29% 36.3 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 328 287 399 373 458 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 445 Mixed 384 SusWrite 374 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57 188% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 95 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 91.2 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 83%
HDD 250GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 56GB free, PID 2551 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 40.2 Write 40.2 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 38 54% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 18.3 4K Mixed 15.3 1,192% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.4 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 16.2 1,258% 16.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 134%
HDD 500GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 252GB free, PID 2551 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 40 Write 40.8 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 4.9 41% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 13.7 1,105% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 11.8 DQ Write 19.1 DQ Mixed 14.5 1,187% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 1,320 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 12.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 63%

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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	367x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	105x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	106x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	55x
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 i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16