Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive122% 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateSep 25 '20 at 00:13
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 518
70% 522 Pts
64-Core 508
31% 508 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2376 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85
588GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 391 450 480 476 477 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 479
Mixed 391
SusWrite 445
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 53.2
191% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 276
228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 122%
Great: 121%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 120 121 122 123 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 99.5
Write 104
Mixed 97.7
SusWrite 119
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 19.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 18
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 63%

 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 703 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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