Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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 Drive	129% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 22:16
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 741 83% 650 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 218 Parallax 225 172% 218 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 205 Splatting 135 128% 159 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 420 467 472 464 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 492 Mixed 366 SusWrite 436 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 61.1 212% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 338 261% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 304GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 428 469 472 473 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 487 Mixed 424 SusWrite 440 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 65 222% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 920GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 184 185 183 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 181 Mixed 107 SusWrite 184 125% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.4 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 25.6 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 81%

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

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	362x
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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	53x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16