Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.2% 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 Drive89.5% 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.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime9.5 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 07:12
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 510
65% 492 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
EVGA(3842 1667) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.2% Very good
Lighting 97.4
Reflection 83.1
Parallax 79.3
79% 86.6 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 89.8
Splatting 77.7
73% 91 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 255 232 223 236 243 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 386
Write 275
Mixed 266
SusWrite 233
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 36.9
152% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 267
210% 293 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 95%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40
219GB free
Firmware: AX001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 77 77 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 88.5
Write 85.5
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 76.6
52% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 57%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174
1GB free
Firmware: CC13
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 70.5
Write 65.3
Mixed 56.3
48% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.7% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 10.9
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 13.1
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 72%

 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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