Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive126% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 706
70% 570 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 198
Parallax 181
149% 187 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 190
Splatting 132
122% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 362 296 294 295 275 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 486
Mixed 365
SusWrite 329
94% 421 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 65.4
223% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
127GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 125 124 126 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
63% Good
Read 94.8
Write 65.8
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 125
64% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
85% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 27.6
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 27.5
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 702 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $831
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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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